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Where Were the Planets on March 1, 1974?

Quick Answer

On March 1, 1974, the Sun was in Pisces (10°31' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (47% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 1, 1974. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°28' Gemini at midnight UTC to 14°12' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 1, 1974
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°31'35" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1974	Mar 21, 1974 into Aries
Moon	7°18'38" Gemini	Direct	Feb 28, 1974	Mar 3, 1974 into Cancer
Mercury	1°03'21" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 2, 1974	Mar 2, 1974 into Aquarius
Venus	0°28'11" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 28, 1974	Apr 6, 1974 into Pisces
Mars	1°08'56" Gemini	Direct	Feb 27, 1974	Apr 20, 1974 into Cancer
Jupiter	28°21'26" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 23, 1973	Mar 8, 1974 into Pisces
Saturn	27°47'01" Gemini	Stationing retrograde	Jan 7, 1974	Apr 18, 1974 into Cancer
Uranus	27°25'10" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	9°34'57" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	6°08'14" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	24°46'10" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on March 1, 1974

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 47% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 1, 10:28 UTC	Mercury square Mars	Exact square
Mar 1, 18:03 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Gemini	10°47' Gemini

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