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Where Were the Planets on March 6, 1981?

Quick Answer

On March 6, 1981, the Sun was in Pisces (15°49' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 6, 1981. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°25' Pisces at midnight UTC to 23°58' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 6, 1981
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°49'52" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1981	Mar 20, 1981 into Aries
Moon	16°40'09" Pisces	Direct	Mar 5, 1981	Mar 7, 1981 into Aries
Mercury	20°44'22" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 16, 1981	Mar 18, 1981 into Pisces
Venus	7°48'04" Pisces	Direct	Feb 28, 1981	Mar 24, 1981 into Aries
Mars	21°42'42" Pisces	Direct	Feb 6, 1981	Mar 17, 1981 into Aries
Jupiter	7°55'14" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 27, 1980	Nov 27, 1981 into Scorpio
Saturn	7°59'25" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	0°06'34" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Feb 17, 1981	Mar 20, 1981 into Scorpio
Neptune	24°44'05" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	23°55'26" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	9°06'06" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on March 6, 1981

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

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 6, 10:31 UTC	New Moon in Pisces	15°46' Pisces

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