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Where Were the Planets on March 22, 1974?

Quick Answer

On March 22, 1974, the Sun was in Aries (1°29' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (2% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune 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 22, 1974. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°57' Pisces at midnight UTC to 21°28' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 22, 1974
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°29'08" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1974	Apr 20, 1974 into Taurus
Moon	15°11'47" Pisces	Direct	Mar 21, 1974	Mar 23, 1974 into Aries
Mercury	3°46'08" Pisces	Direct	Mar 17, 1974	Apr 11, 1974 into Aries
Venus	15°45'36" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 28, 1974	Apr 6, 1974 into Pisces
Mars	13°03'29" Gemini	Direct	Feb 27, 1974	Apr 20, 1974 into Cancer
Jupiter	3°14'04" Pisces	Direct	Mar 8, 1974	Mar 18, 1975 into Aries
Saturn	28°15'22" Gemini	Direct	Jan 7, 1974	Apr 18, 1974 into Cancer
Uranus	26°45'38" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	9°35'01" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	5°35'07" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	23°39'26" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on March 22, 1974

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 2% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

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Mercury and Jupiter sat less than a degree apart in Pisces, 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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