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Where Were the Planets on March 5, 1979?

Quick Answer

On March 5, 1979, the Sun was in Pisces (14°19' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (48% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 5, 1979. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°53' Gemini at midnight UTC to 18°26' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 5, 1979
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°19'07" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1979	Mar 21, 1979 into Aries
Moon	12°12'53" Gemini	Direct	Mar 4, 1979	Mar 6, 1979 into Cancer
Mercury	2°09'10" Aries	Direct	Mar 3, 1979	Mar 28, 1979 into Pisces
Venus	2°04'32" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 3, 1979	Mar 29, 1979 into Pisces
Mars	4°27'27" Pisces	Direct	Feb 27, 1979	Apr 7, 1979 into Aries
Jupiter	29°40'34" Cancer	Retrograde	Feb 28, 1979	Apr 20, 1979 into Leo
Saturn	10°14'37" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	20°57'48" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	20°24'18" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	18°43'37" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	17°51'50" Virgo	Direct	Jul 19, 1978	Feb 5, 1980 into Leo

Sky Events on March 5, 1979

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 48% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 5, 16:23 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Gemini	14°30' Gemini

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