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Where Were the Planets on March 3, 1980?

Quick Answer

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.

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
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°04'08" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1980	Mar 20, 1980 into Aries
Moon	0°39'28" Libra	Direct	Mar 3, 1980	Mar 5, 1980 into Scorpio
Mercury	18°25'16" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 7, 1980	Apr 14, 1980 into Aries
Venus	26°16'26" Aries	Direct	Feb 9, 1980	Mar 6, 1980 into Taurus
Mars	2°56'12" Virgo	Retrograde	Nov 19, 1979	Mar 11, 1980 into Leo
Jupiter	4°16'40" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 29, 1979	Oct 27, 1980 into Libra
Saturn	24°28'37" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	25°33'49" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	22°32'46" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	21°21'28" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	28°35'19" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on March 3, 1980

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

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 3, 10:39 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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