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Where Were the Planets on March 28, 1981?

Quick Answer

On March 28, 1981, the Sun was in Aries (7°43' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (53% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 28, 1981. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°02' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 10°18' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 28, 1981
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°43'04" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1981	Apr 20, 1981 into Taurus
Moon	4°08'42" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 28, 1981	Mar 30, 1981 into Aquarius
Mercury	13°02'56" Pisces	Direct	Mar 18, 1981	Apr 8, 1981 into Aries
Venus	5°11'39" Aries	Direct	Mar 24, 1981	Apr 17, 1981 into Taurus
Mars	8°49'35" Aries	Direct	Mar 17, 1981	Apr 25, 1981 into Taurus
Jupiter	5°11'46" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 27, 1980	Nov 27, 1981 into Scorpio
Saturn	6°19'59" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	29°52'17" Scorpio	Retrograde	Mar 20, 1981	Nov 16, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	24°51'14" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	23°23'46" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	7°56'12" Leo	Direct	Feb 5, 1980	Aug 25, 1981 into Cancer

Sky Events on March 28, 1981

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 53% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 28, 03:52 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Mar 28, 12:02 UTC	Venus opposite Jupiter	Exact opposition
Mar 28, 19:34 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn	8°02' Capricorn

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