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Where Were the Planets on March 1, 1980?

Quick Answer

On March 1, 1980, the Sun was in Pisces (11°03' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 1, 1980. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°03' Virgo at midnight UTC to 12°54' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 1, 1980
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°03'50" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1980	Mar 20, 1980 into Aries
Moon	6°59'42" Virgo	Direct	Feb 29, 1980	Mar 3, 1980 into Libra
Mercury	19°58'01" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 7, 1980	Apr 14, 1980 into Aries
Venus	23°59'28" Aries	Direct	Feb 9, 1980	Mar 6, 1980 into Taurus
Mars	3°42'16" Virgo	Retrograde	Nov 19, 1979	Mar 11, 1980 into Leo
Jupiter	4°32'11" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 29, 1979	Oct 27, 1980 into Libra
Saturn	24°37'46" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	25°34'04" Scorpio	Stationing direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	22°31'17" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	21°23'51" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	28°41'41" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on March 1, 1980

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 1, 20:45 UTC	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Virgo	11°19' Virgo

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