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Where Were the Planets on March 17, 1981?

Quick Answer

On March 17, 1981, the Sun was in Pisces (26°48' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (91% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 17, 1981. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°30' Leo at midnight UTC to 27°11' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 17, 1981
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°48'36" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1981	Mar 20, 1981 into Aries
Moon	20°52'54" Leo	Direct	Mar 15, 1981	Mar 18, 1981 into Virgo
Mercury	29°15'29" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 16, 1981	Mar 18, 1981 into Pisces
Venus	21°30'45" Pisces	Direct	Feb 28, 1981	Mar 24, 1981 into Aries
Mars	0°18'12" Aries	Direct	Mar 17, 1981	Apr 25, 1981 into Taurus
Jupiter	6°36'24" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 27, 1980	Nov 27, 1981 into Scorpio
Saturn	7°11'11" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	0°02'30" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Feb 17, 1981	Mar 20, 1981 into Scorpio
Neptune	24°49'41" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	23°40'39" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	8°31'09" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on March 17, 1981

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 91% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 17, 02:38 UTC	Mars enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Mar 17, 04:02 UTC	Mars trine Uranus	Exact trine

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