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Where Were the Planets on March 17, 1982?

Quick Answer

On March 17, 1982, the Sun was in Pisces (26°33' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (52% illuminated). Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 17, 1982. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°17' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 0°06' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 17, 1982
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°33'52" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1982	Mar 20, 1982 into Aries
Moon	24°12'03" Sagittarius	Direct	Mar 15, 1982	Mar 17, 1982 into Capricorn
Mercury	5°34'04" Pisces	Direct	Mar 13, 1982	Mar 31, 1982 into Aries
Venus	11°08'57" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 2, 1982	Apr 6, 1982 into Pisces
Mars	15°19'36" Libra	Retrograde	Dec 16, 1981	Aug 3, 1982 into Scorpio
Jupiter	9°37'45" Scorpio	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1981	Dec 26, 1982 into Sagittarius
Saturn	20°35'03" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	4°35'54" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	26°59'56" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	26°19'50" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	19°11'28" Cancer	Direct	Aug 25, 1981	Mar 14, 1983 into Gemini

Sky Events on March 17, 1982

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 52% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 17, 17:15 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius	26°47' Sagittarius
Mar 17, 22:33 UTC	The Sun square Neptune	Exact square
Mar 17, 23:46 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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