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Where Were the Planets on March 23, 1981?

Quick Answer

On March 23, 1981, the Sun was in Aries (2°46' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (92% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 23, 1981. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°23' Libra at midnight UTC to 10°17' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 23, 1981
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°46'03" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1981	Apr 20, 1981 into Taurus
Moon	4°21'21" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 23, 1981	Mar 25, 1981 into Sagittarius
Mercury	6°18'09" Pisces	Direct	Mar 18, 1981	Apr 8, 1981 into Aries
Venus	28°58'42" Pisces	Direct	Feb 28, 1981	Mar 24, 1981 into Aries
Mars	4°57'39" Aries	Direct	Mar 17, 1981	Apr 25, 1981 into Taurus
Jupiter	5°50'31" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 27, 1980	Nov 27, 1981 into Scorpio
Saturn	6°43'25" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	29°57'39" Scorpio	Retrograde	Mar 20, 1981	Nov 16, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	24°51'02" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	23°31'39" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	8°12'05" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on March 23, 1981

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 93% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 23, 03:13 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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