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Where Were the Planets on March 31, 1978?

Quick Answer

On March 31, 1978, the Sun was in Aries (10°24' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (52% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Venus squared Mars. What you want and how you go after it pull apart. Sparks fly in flirting and in fights.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 31, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°32' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 15°45' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 31, 1978
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°24'45" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1978	Apr 20, 1978 into Taurus
Moon	8°39'33" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 30, 1978	Apr 2, 1978 into Aquarius
Mercury	26°02'42" Aries	Direct	Mar 10, 1978	May 16, 1978 into Taurus
Venus	27°03'24" Aries	Direct	Mar 9, 1978	Apr 2, 1978 into Taurus
Mars	26°45'38" Cancer	Direct	Jan 26, 1978	Apr 10, 1978 into Leo
Jupiter	28°30'05" Gemini	Direct	Dec 30, 1977	Apr 12, 1978 into Cancer
Saturn	24°11'59" Leo	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1978	Jul 26, 1978 into Virgo
Uranus	15°43'58" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	18°17'09" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	15°27'50" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	5°48'55" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on March 31, 1978

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 52% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 31, 04:33 UTC	Venus square Mars	What you want and how you go after it pull apart. Sparks fly in flirting and in fights.
Mar 31, 15:11 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn	10°32' Capricorn

Born on March 31, 1978?

The Sun, Mercury and Venus were all in Aries, so everyone born that day is an Aries several times over. Mercury and Venus sat 1 degrees apart in Aries, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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