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Where Were the Planets on March 17, 1980?

Quick Answer

On March 17, 1980, the Sun was in Pisces (27°03' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% illuminated). Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 17, 1980. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°34' Pisces at midnight UTC to 14°47' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 17, 1980
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°03'06" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1980	Mar 20, 1980 into Aries
Moon	7°11'41" Aries	Direct	Mar 17, 1980	Mar 19, 1980 into Taurus
Mercury	7°37'40" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 7, 1980	Apr 14, 1980 into Aries
Venus	11°53'12" Taurus	Direct	Mar 6, 1980	Apr 3, 1980 into Gemini
Mars	28°23'18" Leo	Retrograde	Mar 11, 1980	May 4, 1980 into Virgo
Jupiter	2°35'16" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 29, 1979	Oct 27, 1980 into Libra
Saturn	23°22'38" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	25°26'13" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	22°39'27" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	21°02'19" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	27°50'51" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on March 17, 1980

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 17, 00:40 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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