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Where Were the Planets on March 1, 1973?

Quick Answer

On March 1, 1973, the Sun was in Pisces (10°46' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (13% illuminated). Uranus 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 1, 1973. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°36' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 5°00' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 1, 1973
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°46'16" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1973	Mar 20, 1973 into Aries
Moon	28°46'24" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 27, 1973	Mar 1, 1973 into Aquarius
Mercury	27°52'20" Pisces	Direct	Feb 9, 1973	Apr 16, 1973 into Aries
Venus	0°53'49" Pisces	Direct	Feb 28, 1973	Mar 24, 1973 into Aries
Mars	12°04'49" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 12, 1973	Mar 26, 1973 into Aquarius
Jupiter	1°16'56" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 23, 1973	Mar 8, 1974 into Pisces
Saturn	13°52'17" Gemini	Direct	Feb 21, 1972	Aug 1, 1973 into Cancer
Uranus	22°34'15" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	7°24'55" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	3°40'26" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	14°05'51" Capricorn	Direct	May 5, 1972	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on March 1, 1973

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 13% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 1, 14:22 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

Born on March 1, 1973?

The Sun, Mercury and Venus 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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