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Where Were the Planets on March 12, 1947?

Quick Answer

On March 12, 1947, the Sun was in Pisces (21°04' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (71% 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 12, 1947. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°02' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 2°13' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 12, 1947
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	21°04'21" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1947	Mar 21, 1947 into Aries
Moon	26°10'08" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 10, 1947	Mar 12, 1947 into Sagittarius
Mercury	14°02'05" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 8, 1947	Apr 16, 1947 into Aries
Venus	8°24'18" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 5, 1947	Mar 30, 1947 into Pisces
Mars	6°08'30" Pisces	Direct	Mar 4, 1947	Apr 11, 1947 into Aries
Jupiter	27°33'21" Scorpio	Stationing retrograde	Sep 25, 1946	Oct 24, 1947 into Sagittarius
Saturn	2°23'55" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	17°51'08" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	9°56'24" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	11°22'03" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	6°25'02" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on March 12, 1947

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 71% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 12, 19:33 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

Born on March 12, 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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