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Where Were the Planets on March 9, 1980?

Quick Answer

On March 9, 1980, the Sun was in Pisces (19°04' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (55% illuminated). Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 9, 1980. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°56' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 19°39' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 9, 1980
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°04'22" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1980	Mar 20, 1980 into Aries
Moon	13°15'58" Sagittarius	Direct	Mar 8, 1980	Mar 10, 1980 into Capricorn
Mercury	12°32'51" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 7, 1980	Apr 14, 1980 into Aries
Venus	3°02'54" Taurus	Direct	Mar 6, 1980	Apr 3, 1980 into Gemini
Mars	0°46'27" Virgo	Retrograde	Nov 19, 1979	Mar 11, 1980 into Leo
Jupiter	3°31'20" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 29, 1979	Oct 27, 1980 into Libra
Saturn	24°00'36" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	25°31'49" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	22°36'26" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	21°13'45" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	28°16'16" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on March 9, 1980

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 55% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 9, 21:10 UTC	Venus trine Jupiter	Exact trine
Mar 9, 23:49 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius	19°34' Sagittarius

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