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Where Were the Planets on March 2, 1979?

Quick Answer

On March 2, 1979, the Sun was in Pisces (11°18' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (19% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 2, 1979. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°50' Aries at midnight UTC to 9°37' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 2, 1979
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°18'38" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1979	Mar 21, 1979 into Aries
Moon	2°47'42" Taurus	Direct	Mar 2, 1979	Mar 4, 1979 into Gemini
Mercury	27°56'32" Pisces	Direct	Feb 14, 1979	Mar 3, 1979 into Aries
Venus	28°34'42" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 5, 1979	Mar 3, 1979 into Aquarius
Mars	2°05'28" Pisces	Direct	Feb 27, 1979	Apr 7, 1979 into Aries
Jupiter	29°53'01" Cancer	Retrograde	Feb 28, 1979	Apr 20, 1979 into Leo
Saturn	10°29'01" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	20°59'02" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	20°22'22" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	18°47'26" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	18°01'22" Virgo	Direct	Jul 19, 1978	Feb 5, 1980 into Leo

Sky Events on March 2, 1979

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 19% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 2, 07:09 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

Born on March 2, 1979?

The Sun, Mercury and Mars were all in Pisces, so everyone born that day is a Pisces several times over.

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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