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Where Were the Planets on March 8, 1973?

Quick Answer

On March 8, 1973, the Sun was in Pisces (17°47' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (15% illuminated). Mercury, 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 8, 1973. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°57' Aries at midnight UTC to 10°08' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 8, 1973
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°47'07" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1973	Mar 20, 1973 into Aries
Moon	3°03'00" Taurus	Direct	Mar 8, 1973	Mar 10, 1973 into Gemini
Mercury	27°25'58" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 9, 1973	Apr 16, 1973 into Aries
Venus	9°37'55" Pisces	Direct	Feb 28, 1973	Mar 24, 1973 into Aries
Mars	17°00'29" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 12, 1973	Mar 26, 1973 into Aquarius
Jupiter	2°41'55" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 23, 1973	Mar 8, 1974 into Pisces
Saturn	14°07'26" Gemini	Direct	Feb 21, 1972	Aug 1, 1973 into Cancer
Uranus	22°21'27" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	7°26'00" Sagittarius	Stationing retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	3°29'41" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	13°43'36" Capricorn	Direct	May 5, 1972	Nov 22, 1973 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on March 8, 1973

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 15% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 8, 06:50 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

Born on March 8, 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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