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Where Were the Planets on March 3, 1972?

Quick Answer

On March 3, 1972, the Sun was in Pisces (13°01' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (90% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 3, 1972. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°35' Libra at midnight UTC to 26°31' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 3, 1972
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°01'09" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1972	Mar 20, 1972 into Aries
Moon	20°34'04" Libra	Direct	Mar 1, 1972	Mar 4, 1972 into Scorpio
Mercury	26°05'35" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1972	Mar 5, 1972 into Aries
Venus	25°51'04" Aries	Direct	Feb 10, 1972	Mar 7, 1972 into Taurus
Mars	14°27'34" Taurus	Direct	Feb 10, 1972	Mar 27, 1972 into Gemini
Jupiter	4°17'57" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 6, 1972	Jul 24, 1972 into Sagittarius
Saturn	0°31'50" Gemini	Direct	Feb 21, 1972	Aug 1, 1973 into Cancer
Uranus	17°37'04" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	5°14'52" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	1°11'11" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 5, 1971	Apr 17, 1972 into Virgo
North Node	3°19'11" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1970	May 5, 1972 into Capricorn

Sky Events on March 3, 1972

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 90% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

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