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Where Were the Planets on March 5, 1947?

Quick Answer

On March 5, 1947, the Sun was in Pisces (14°04' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (96% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Venus moved from Capricorn into Aquarius.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 5, 1947. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°06' Leo at midnight UTC to 29°31' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 5, 1947
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°04'36" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1947	Mar 21, 1947 into Aries
Moon	22°20'06" Leo	Direct	Mar 3, 1947	Mar 6, 1947 into Virgo
Mercury	20°40'30" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 8, 1947	Apr 16, 1947 into Aries
Venus	0°19'38" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 5, 1947	Mar 30, 1947 into Pisces
Mars	0°37'51" Pisces	Direct	Mar 4, 1947	Apr 11, 1947 into Aries
Jupiter	27°26'10" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 25, 1946	Oct 24, 1947 into Sagittarius
Saturn	2°42'53" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	17°46'40" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	10°06'51" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	11°29'42" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	6°47'17" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on March 5, 1947

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 5, 05:09 UTC	Venus enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

Born on March 5, 1947?

The Sun, Mercury and Mars were all in Pisces, so everyone born that day is a Pisces several times over.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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