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Where Were the Planets on March 9, 1974?

Quick Answer

On March 9, 1974, the Sun was in Pisces (18°32' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (98% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 9, 1974. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°53' Virgo at midnight UTC to 10°07' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 9, 1974
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°32'14" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1974	Mar 21, 1974 into Aries
Moon	3°03'40" Libra	Direct	Mar 9, 1974	Mar 11, 1974 into Scorpio
Mercury	27°08'57" Aquarius	Stationing direct	Mar 2, 1974	Mar 17, 1974 into Pisces
Venus	5°24'50" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 28, 1974	Apr 6, 1974 into Pisces
Mars	5°37'46" Gemini	Direct	Feb 27, 1974	Apr 20, 1974 into Cancer
Jupiter	0°14'35" Pisces	Direct	Mar 8, 1974	Mar 18, 1975 into Aries
Saturn	27°52'05" Gemini	Direct	Jan 7, 1974	Apr 18, 1974 into Cancer
Uranus	27°12'03" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	9°36'43" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	5°56'10" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	24°20'45" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on March 9, 1974

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 9, 06:51 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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