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Where Were the Planets on March 3, 1933?

Quick Answer

On March 3, 1933, the Sun was in Pisces (12°28' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (41% illuminated). Mars, Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 3, 1933. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°23' Taurus at midnight UTC to 8°15' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 3, 1933
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°28'27" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1933	Mar 21, 1933 into Aries
Moon	2°19'51" Gemini	Direct	Mar 3, 1933	Mar 5, 1933 into Cancer
Mercury	0°04'02" Aries	Direct	Mar 3, 1933	Mar 25, 1933 into Pisces
Venus	0°01'51" Pisces	Direct	Mar 3, 1933	Mar 27, 1933 into Aries
Mars	10°10'13" Virgo	Retrograde	Nov 13, 1932	Jul 6, 1933 into Libra
Jupiter	19°05'55" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 11, 1932	Sep 10, 1933 into Libra
Saturn	11°11'31" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 20, 1932	Feb 14, 1935 into Pisces
Uranus	21°07'24" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	8°43'00" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	21°26'22" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	7°38'49" Pisces	Direct	Jan 6, 1932	Jul 25, 1933 into Aquarius

Sky Events on March 3, 1933

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 41% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 3, 07:17 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Mar 3, 10:48 UTC	Mercury enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Mar 3, 11:24 UTC	Venus enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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