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Where Were the Planets on March 18, 1980?

Quick Answer

On March 18, 1980, the Sun was in Pisces (28°02' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (5% illuminated). Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 18, 1980. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°48' Aries at midnight UTC to 29°51' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 18, 1980
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°02'48" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1980	Mar 20, 1980 into Aries
Moon	22°21'55" Aries	Direct	Mar 17, 1980	Mar 19, 1980 into Taurus
Mercury	7°28'00" Pisces	Stationing direct	Feb 7, 1980	Apr 14, 1980 into Aries
Venus	12°58'26" Taurus	Direct	Mar 6, 1980	Apr 3, 1980 into Gemini
Mars	28°08'25" Leo	Retrograde	Mar 11, 1980	May 4, 1980 into Virgo
Jupiter	2°28'44" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 29, 1979	Oct 27, 1980 into Libra
Saturn	23°17'54" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	25°25'17" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	22°39'41" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	21°00'49" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	27°47'40" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on March 18, 1980

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 5% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

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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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