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Where Were the Planets on March 8, 1964?

Quick Answer

On March 8, 1964, the Sun was in Pisces (17°56' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (31% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury met Mars in Pisces. Sharp minds and sharp tongues. Fast decisions, quick arguments. Mercury opposed Pluto. The Sun trined Neptune.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 8, 1964. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°41' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 16°47' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 8, 1964
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°56'57" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1964	Mar 20, 1964 into Aries
Moon	10°43'02" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 7, 1964	Mar 10, 1964 into Aquarius
Mercury	13°33'38" Pisces	Direct	Feb 29, 1964	Mar 16, 1964 into Aries
Venus	1°06'27" Taurus	Direct	Mar 7, 1964	Apr 4, 1964 into Gemini
Mars	13°33'45" Pisces	Direct	Feb 20, 1964	Mar 29, 1964 into Aries
Jupiter	21°55'45" Aries	Direct	Apr 4, 1963	Apr 12, 1964 into Taurus
Saturn	28°14'25" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	7°35'32" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	17°44'04" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	12°48'11" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	7°47'09" Cancer	Direct	Jan 14, 1963	Aug 2, 1964 into Gemini

Sky Events on March 8, 1964

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 31% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 8, 02:22 UTC	Mercury opposite Pluto	Pressured conversations, obsessive thinking and hard selling.
Mar 8, 06:54 UTC	The Sun trine Neptune	Creative and intuitive. A good day for art, music and rest.
Mar 8, 12:03 UTC	Mercury conjunct Mars	Sharp minds and sharp tongues. Fast decisions, quick arguments.

Born on March 8, 1964?

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