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Where Were the Planets on March 16, 1980?

Quick Answer

On March 16, 1980, the Sun was in Pisces (26°03' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 16, 1980. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°20' Pisces at midnight UTC to 29°33' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 16, 1980
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°03'22" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1980	Mar 20, 1980 into Aries
Moon	21°56'21" Pisces	Direct	Mar 15, 1980	Mar 17, 1980 into Aries
Mercury	7°53'37" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 7, 1980	Apr 14, 1980 into Aries
Venus	10°47'44" Taurus	Direct	Mar 6, 1980	Apr 3, 1980 into Gemini
Mars	28°38'54" Leo	Retrograde	Mar 11, 1980	May 4, 1980 into Virgo
Jupiter	2°41'56" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 29, 1979	Oct 27, 1980 into Libra
Saturn	23°27'23" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	25°27'06" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	22°39'12" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	21°03'49" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	27°54'01" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on March 16, 1980

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 16, 18:56 UTC	New Moon in Pisces	26°20' Pisces

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