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Where Were the Planets on March 3, 1947?

Quick Answer

On March 3, 1947, the Sun was in Pisces (12°04' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (83% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 3, 1947. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°08' Cancer at midnight UTC to 0°35' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 3, 1947
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°04'23" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1947	Mar 21, 1947 into Aries
Moon	23°21'53" Cancer	Direct	Mar 1, 1947	Mar 3, 1947 into Leo
Mercury	22°02'48" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 8, 1947	Apr 16, 1947 into Aries
Venus	28°02'10" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 6, 1947	Mar 5, 1947 into Aquarius
Mars	29°03'20" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 25, 1947	Mar 4, 1947 into Pisces
Jupiter	27°22'27" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 25, 1946	Oct 24, 1947 into Sagittarius
Saturn	2°49'08" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	17°45'52" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	10°09'42" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	11°32'02" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	6°53'38" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on March 3, 1947

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 83% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 3, 22:59 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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