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Where Were the Planets on March 3, 1981?

Quick Answer

On March 3, 1981, the Sun was in Pisces (12°49' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (11% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 3, 1981. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°52' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 11°18' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 3, 1981
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun12°49'31" PiscesDirect into Aries
Moon4°32'33" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Mercury19°55'33" AquariusStationing retrograde into Pisces
Venus4°03'25" PiscesDirect into Aries
Mars19°21'31" PiscesDirect into Aries
Jupiter8°14'49" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Saturn8°11'38" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Uranus0°06'34" SagittariusDirect into Scorpio
Neptune24°41'52" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Pluto23°59'00" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
North Node9°15'38" LeoDirect into Cancer

Sky Events on March 3, 1981

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 11% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters AquariusLeaves Capricorn

Born on March 3, 1981?

The Sun, Venus and Mars were all in Pisces, so everyone born that day is a Pisces several times over. Jupiter and Saturn sat less than a degree apart in Libra, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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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