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Where Were the Planets on March 15, 1980?

Quick Answer

On March 15, 1980, the Sun was in Pisces (25°03' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (3% illuminated). Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 15, 1980. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°16' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 14°19' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 15, 1980
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°03'36" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1980	Mar 20, 1980 into Aries
Moon	6°46'14" Pisces	Direct	Mar 15, 1980	Mar 17, 1980 into Aries
Mercury	8°15'56" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 7, 1980	Apr 14, 1980 into Aries
Venus	9°42'00" Taurus	Direct	Mar 6, 1980	Apr 3, 1980 into Gemini
Mars	28°55'12" Leo	Retrograde	Mar 11, 1980	May 4, 1980 into Virgo
Jupiter	2°48'42" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 29, 1979	Oct 27, 1980 into Libra
Saturn	23°32'08" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	25°27'56" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	22°38'54" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	21°05'18" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	27°57'12" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on March 15, 1980

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 3% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 15, 01:10 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Mar 15, 21:38 UTC	The Sun trine Uranus	Exact trine

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