The Sky on a Date

Where Were the Planets on March 3, 1969?

Quick Answer

On March 3, 1969, the Sun was in Pisces (12°44' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (99% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Mars sextiled Uranus. Bold, inventive action. Good for breaking a stuck pattern.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 3, 1969. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°49' Leo at midnight UTC to 10°36' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 3, 1969
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°44'22" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1969	Mar 20, 1969 into Aries
Moon	4°11'23" Virgo	Direct	Mar 3, 1969	Mar 5, 1969 into Libra
Mercury	17°14'21" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 4, 1969	Mar 12, 1969 into Pisces
Venus	22°46'44" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 1969	Jun 6, 1969 into Taurus
Mars	2°45'17" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 25, 1969	Sep 21, 1969 into Capricorn
Jupiter	3°26'31" Libra	Retrograde	Nov 15, 1968	Mar 30, 1969 into Virgo
Saturn	22°59'59" Aries	Direct	Mar 3, 1967	Apr 29, 1969 into Taurus
Uranus	2°47'08" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 28, 1968	May 20, 1969 into Virgo
Neptune	28°42'11" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	24°04'58" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	1°21'25" Aries	Direct	Sep 9, 1967	Mar 29, 1969 into Pisces

Sky Events on March 3, 1969

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

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 3, 04:06 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Mar 3, 13:34 UTC	Mars sextile Uranus	Bold, inventive action. Good for breaking a stuck pattern.

Born on March 3, 1969?

Venus and Saturn sat less than a degree apart in Aries, 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.

Create Your Birth Chart

Look Up Another Date

Data for this page: JSON. Free to cite with a link to this page.