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Where Were the Planets on March 23, 1974?

Quick Answer

On March 23, 1974, the Sun was in Aries (2°28' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 23, 1974. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°29' Pisces at midnight UTC to 4°15' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 23, 1974
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°28'41" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1974	Apr 20, 1974 into Taurus
Moon	27°50'49" Pisces	Direct	Mar 21, 1974	Mar 23, 1974 into Aries
Mercury	4°43'38" Pisces	Direct	Mar 17, 1974	Apr 11, 1974 into Aries
Venus	16°38'35" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 28, 1974	Apr 6, 1974 into Pisces
Mars	13°38'10" Gemini	Direct	Feb 27, 1974	Apr 20, 1974 into Cancer
Jupiter	3°27'35" Pisces	Direct	Mar 8, 1974	Mar 18, 1975 into Aries
Saturn	28°17'54" Gemini	Direct	Jan 7, 1974	Apr 18, 1974 into Cancer
Uranus	26°43'23" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	9°34'39" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	5°33'27" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	23°36'16" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on March 23, 1974

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 23, 16:02 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Mar 23, 21:24 UTC	New Moon in Aries	2°52' Aries

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