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Where Were the Planets on March 4, 1974?

Quick Answer

On March 4, 1974, the Sun was in Pisces (13°32' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (80% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury met Jupiter in Aquarius while Mercury was retrograde. Big ideas and big talk. Good for teaching, planning and pitching.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 4, 1974. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°31' Cancer at midnight UTC to 27°03' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 4, 1974
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°32'05" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1974	Mar 21, 1974 into Aries
Moon	19°45'54" Cancer	Direct	Mar 3, 1974	Mar 5, 1974 into Leo
Mercury	28°45'59" Aquarius	Retrograde	Mar 2, 1974	Mar 17, 1974 into Pisces
Venus	2°09'53" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 28, 1974	Apr 6, 1974 into Pisces
Mars	2°49'12" Gemini	Direct	Feb 27, 1974	Apr 20, 1974 into Cancer
Jupiter	29°04'04" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 23, 1973	Mar 8, 1974 into Pisces
Saturn	27°48'05" Gemini	Direct	Jan 7, 1974	Apr 18, 1974 into Cancer
Uranus	27°20'34" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	9°35'52" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	6°03'49" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	24°36'38" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on March 4, 1974

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 80% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 4, 03:36 UTC	Mercury conjunct Jupiter	Big ideas and big talk. Good for teaching, planning and pitching.

Born on March 4, 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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