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Where Were the Planets on March 5, 1974?

Quick Answer

On March 5, 1974, the Sun was in Pisces (14°32' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (88% 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 5, 1974. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°03' Cancer at midnight UTC to 11°46' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 5, 1974
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°32'11" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1974	Mar 21, 1974 into Aries
Moon	4°24'12" Leo	Direct	Mar 5, 1974	Mar 7, 1974 into Virgo
Mercury	28°12'58" Aquarius	Retrograde	Mar 2, 1974	Mar 17, 1974 into Pisces
Venus	2°46'27" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 28, 1974	Apr 6, 1974 into Pisces
Mars	3°22'46" Gemini	Direct	Feb 27, 1974	Apr 20, 1974 into Cancer
Jupiter	29°18'13" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 23, 1973	Mar 8, 1974 into Pisces
Saturn	27°48'40" Gemini	Direct	Jan 7, 1974	Apr 18, 1974 into Cancer
Uranus	27°18'57" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	9°36'06" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	6°02'19" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	24°33'27" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on March 5, 1974

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 88% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 5, 04:48 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

Born on March 5, 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 1 degrees 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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