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Where Were the Planets on March 3, 1980?

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On March 3, 1980, the Sun was in Pisces (13°04' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (98% illuminated). Mercury, Mars, 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 3, 1980. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°45' Virgo at midnight UTC to 6°33' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 3, 1980
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun13°04'08" PiscesDirect into Aries
Moon0°39'28" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Mercury18°25'16" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Venus26°16'26" AriesDirect into Taurus
Mars2°56'12" VirgoRetrograde into Leo
Jupiter4°16'40" VirgoRetrograde into Libra
Saturn24°28'37" VirgoRetrograde into Libra
Uranus25°33'49" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Neptune22°32'46" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Pluto21°21'28" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
North Node28°35'19" LeoDirect into Cancer

Sky Events on March 3, 1980

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters LibraLeaves Virgo

Born on March 3, 1980?

Mars, Jupiter and Saturn were all in Virgo, so everyone born that day carries a strong Virgo streak alongside their Pisces Sun. Mars and Jupiter sat 1 degrees apart in Virgo, 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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