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Where Were the Planets on March 17, 1981?

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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.

Mars moved from Pisces into Aries. Mars trined Uranus. Bold, inventive action. Good for breaking a stuck pattern.

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
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun26°48'36" PiscesDirect into Aries
Moon20°52'54" LeoDirect into Virgo
Mercury29°15'29" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Venus21°30'45" PiscesDirect into Aries
Mars0°18'12" AriesDirect into Taurus
Jupiter6°36'24" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Saturn7°11'11" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Uranus0°02'30" SagittariusRetrograde into Scorpio
Neptune24°49'41" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Pluto23°40'39" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
North Node8°31'09" LeoDirect into Cancer

Sky Events on March 17, 1981

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

DateEventDetail
Mars enters AriesLeaves Pisces
Mars trine UranusBold, inventive action. Good for breaking a stuck pattern.

Born on March 17, 1981?

Jupiter, Saturn and Pluto were all in Libra, so everyone born that day carries a strong Libra streak alongside their Pisces Sun. 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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