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Where Were the Planets on March 21, 1979?

Quick Answer

On March 21, 1979, the Sun was in Aries (0°16' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (50% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 21, 1979. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°43' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 7°33' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 21, 1979
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°16'29" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1979	Apr 20, 1979 into Taurus
Moon	0°36'46" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 21, 1979	Mar 23, 1979 into Aquarius
Mercury	5°53'12" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 3, 1979	Mar 28, 1979 into Pisces
Venus	20°55'02" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 3, 1979	Mar 29, 1979 into Pisces
Mars	17°03'12" Pisces	Direct	Feb 27, 1979	Apr 7, 1979 into Aries
Jupiter	29°02'14" Cancer	Retrograde	Feb 28, 1979	Apr 20, 1979 into Leo
Saturn	9°01'04" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	20°43'30" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	20°29'33" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	18°20'23" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	17°01'00" Virgo	Direct	Jul 19, 1978	Feb 5, 1980 into Leo

Sky Events on March 21, 1979

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 50% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 21, 03:23 UTC	Venus sextile Neptune	Exact sextile
Mar 21, 05:21 UTC	The Sun enters Aries	March Equinox
Mar 21, 08:10 UTC	Venus square Uranus	Exact square
Mar 21, 10:56 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Mar 21, 11:22 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn	0°15' Capricorn

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