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Where Were the Planets on March 8, 1947?

Quick Answer

On March 8, 1947, the Sun was in Pisces (17°04' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (98% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

The Sun met Mercury in Pisces while Mercury was retrograde. Mind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly. Mercury squared Uranus while Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 8, 1947. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°47' Virgo at midnight UTC to 11°25' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 8, 1947
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°04'41" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1947	Mar 21, 1947 into Aries
Moon	4°39'24" Libra	Direct	Mar 8, 1947	Mar 10, 1947 into Scorpio
Mercury	17°57'24" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 8, 1947	Apr 16, 1947 into Aries
Venus	3°46'42" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 5, 1947	Mar 30, 1947 into Pisces
Mars	2°59'35" Pisces	Direct	Mar 4, 1947	Apr 11, 1947 into Aries
Jupiter	27°30'22" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 25, 1946	Oct 24, 1947 into Sagittarius
Saturn	2°34'11" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	17°48'16" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	10°02'27" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	11°26'19" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	6°37'45" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on March 8, 1947

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 8, 03:50 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Mar 8, 15:40 UTC	Mercury square Uranus	Nervy and abrupt. Tech glitches and things said too fast.
Mar 8, 22:36 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Mind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly.

Born on March 8, 1947?

The Sun, Mercury and Mars were all in Pisces, so everyone born that day is a Pisces several times over. The Sun and Mercury sat less than a degree apart in Pisces, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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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