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Where Were the Planets on March 3, 1974?

Quick Answer

On March 3, 1974, the Sun was in Pisces (12°31' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (69% 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 3, 1974. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°14' Gemini at midnight UTC to 12°30' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 3, 1974
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°31'57" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1974	Mar 21, 1974 into Aries
Moon	5°20'45" Cancer	Direct	Mar 3, 1974	Mar 5, 1974 into Leo
Mercury	29°25'39" Aquarius	Retrograde	Mar 2, 1974	Mar 17, 1974 into Pisces
Venus	1°34'37" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 28, 1974	Apr 6, 1974 into Pisces
Mars	2°15'42" Gemini	Direct	Feb 27, 1974	Apr 20, 1974 into Cancer
Jupiter	28°49'52" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 23, 1973	Mar 8, 1974 into Pisces
Saturn	27°47'37" Gemini	Direct	Jan 7, 1974	Apr 18, 1974 into Cancer
Uranus	27°22'09" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	9°35'36" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	6°05'18" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	24°39'48" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on March 3, 1974

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 70% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 3, 02:59 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

Born on March 3, 1974?

Mercury, Venus and Jupiter were all in Aquarius, so everyone born that day carries a strong Aquarius streak alongside their Pisces Sun. Mercury and Jupiter sat less than a degree apart in Aquarius, 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.

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