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Where Were the Planets on March 4, 1947?

Quick Answer

On March 4, 1947, the Sun was in Pisces (13°04' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (91% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 4, 1947. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°36' Leo at midnight UTC to 15°05' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 4, 1947
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°04'31" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1947	Mar 21, 1947 into Aries
Moon	7°51'18" Leo	Direct	Mar 3, 1947	Mar 6, 1947 into Virgo
Mercury	21°25'05" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 8, 1947	Apr 16, 1947 into Aries
Venus	29°10'50" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 6, 1947	Mar 5, 1947 into Aquarius
Mars	29°50'36" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 25, 1947	Mar 4, 1947 into Pisces
Jupiter	27°24'25" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 25, 1946	Oct 24, 1947 into Sagittarius
Saturn	2°45'58" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	17°46'14" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	10°08'17" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	11°30'52" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	6°50'27" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on March 4, 1947

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 91% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 4, 16:46 UTC	Mars enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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