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Where Were the Planets on March 6, 1980?

Quick Answer

On March 6, 1980, the Sun was in Pisces (16°04' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (82% illuminated). Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

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

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 6, 1980. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°18' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 12°19' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 6, 1980
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°04'22" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1980	Mar 20, 1980 into Aries
Moon	6°18'17" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 5, 1980	Mar 8, 1980 into Sagittarius
Mercury	15°32'27" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 7, 1980	Apr 14, 1980 into Aries
Venus	29°40'31" Aries	Direct	Feb 9, 1980	Mar 6, 1980 into Taurus
Mars	1°49'28" Virgo	Retrograde	Nov 19, 1979	Mar 11, 1980 into Leo
Jupiter	3°53'44" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 29, 1979	Oct 27, 1980 into Libra
Saturn	24°14'42" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	25°33'04" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	22°34'45" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	21°17'42" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	28°25'48" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on March 6, 1980

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 82% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 6, 05:39 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Mind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly.
Mar 6, 18:54 UTC	Venus enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

Born on March 6, 1980?

Mars, Jupiter and Saturn were all in Virgo, so everyone born that day carries a strong Virgo streak alongside their Pisces Sun. The Sun and Mercury sat less than a degree apart in Pisces, 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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