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Where Were the Planets on March 18, 1981?

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On March 18, 1981, the Sun was in Pisces (27°48' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (96% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury squared Uranus. Nervy and abrupt. Tech glitches and things said too fast. Mercury moved from Aquarius into Pisces.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 18, 1981. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°12' Leo at midnight UTC to 9°43' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 18, 1981
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun27°48'15" PiscesDirect into Aries
Moon3°29'13" VirgoDirect into Libra
Mercury0°20'26" PiscesDirect into Aries
Venus22°45'27" PiscesDirect into Aries
Mars1°04'52" AriesDirect into Taurus
Jupiter6°28'51" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Saturn7°06'36" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Uranus0°01'49" SagittariusRetrograde into Scorpio
Neptune24°50'00" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Pluto23°39'12" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
North Node8°27'59" LeoDirect into Cancer

Sky Events on March 18, 1981

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Mercury enters PiscesLeaves Aquarius
Mercury square UranusNervy and abrupt. Tech glitches and things said too fast.
The Moon enters VirgoLeaves Leo

Born on March 18, 1981?

The Sun, Mercury and Venus 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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