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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.

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	Exact square
Mar 31, 15:11 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn	10°32' Capricorn

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