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Where Were the Planets on March 24, 1979?

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On March 24, 1979, the Sun was in Aries (3°15' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (18% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

The Sun met Mercury in Aries while Mercury was retrograde. Mind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 24, 1979. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°06' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 20°43' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 24, 1979
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun3°15'07" AriesDirect into Taurus
Moon13°24'10" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Mercury3°24'51" AriesRetrograde into Pisces
Venus24°28'47" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Mars19°24'30" PiscesDirect into Aries
Jupiter29°00'28" CancerStationing direct into Leo
Saturn8°48'25" VirgoRetrograde into Libra
Uranus20°39'27" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Neptune20°29'35" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Pluto18°15'36" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
North Node16°51'28" VirgoDirect into Leo

Sky Events on March 24, 1979

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 18% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Sun conjunct MercuryMind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly.

Born on March 24, 1979?

The Sun and Mercury sat less than a degree 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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