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Where Were the Planets on March 6, 1947?

Quick Answer

On March 6, 1947, the Sun was in Pisces (15°04' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (99% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 6, 1947. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°32' Leo at midnight UTC to 13°47' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 6, 1947
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°04'40" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1947	Mar 21, 1947 into Aries
Moon	6°41'51" Virgo	Direct	Mar 6, 1947	Mar 8, 1947 into Libra
Mercury	19°50'09" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 8, 1947	Apr 16, 1947 into Aries
Venus	1°28'33" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 5, 1947	Mar 30, 1947 into Pisces
Mars	1°25'06" Pisces	Direct	Mar 4, 1947	Apr 11, 1947 into Aries
Jupiter	27°27'45" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 25, 1946	Oct 24, 1947 into Sagittarius
Saturn	2°39'54" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	17°47'09" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	10°05'24" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	11°28'33" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	6°44'06" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on March 6, 1947

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 6, 00:46 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

Born on March 6, 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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