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Where Were the Planets on March 30, 1978?

Quick Answer

On March 30, 1978, the Sun was in Aries (9°25' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (63% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 30, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°19' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 1°32' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 30, 1978
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°25'30" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1978	Apr 20, 1978 into Taurus
Moon	24°26'09" Sagittarius	Direct	Mar 28, 1978	Mar 30, 1978 into Capricorn
Mercury	25°50'27" Aries	Direct	Mar 10, 1978	May 16, 1978 into Taurus
Venus	25°49'17" Aries	Direct	Mar 9, 1978	Apr 2, 1978 into Taurus
Mars	26°28'59" Cancer	Direct	Jan 26, 1978	Apr 10, 1978 into Leo
Jupiter	28°23'09" Gemini	Direct	Dec 30, 1977	Apr 12, 1978 into Cancer
Saturn	24°14'36" Leo	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1978	Jul 26, 1978 into Virgo
Uranus	15°45'50" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	18°17'29" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	15°29'31" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	5°52'05" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on March 30, 1978

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 63% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 30, 12:29 UTC	Mercury conjunct Venus	Exact conjunction
Mar 30, 21:23 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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