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Where Were the Planets on March 31, 1974?

Quick Answer

On March 31, 1974, the Sun was in Aries (10°23' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (55% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 31, 1974. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°57' Cancer at midnight UTC to 23°04' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 31, 1974
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°23'47" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1974	Apr 20, 1974 into Taurus
Moon	16°00'16" Cancer	Direct	Mar 30, 1974	Apr 1, 1974 into Leo
Mercury	13°52'29" Pisces	Direct	Mar 17, 1974	Apr 11, 1974 into Aries
Venus	24°02'17" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 28, 1974	Apr 6, 1974 into Pisces
Mars	18°17'23" Gemini	Direct	Feb 27, 1974	Apr 20, 1974 into Cancer
Jupiter	5°13'47" Pisces	Direct	Mar 8, 1974	Mar 18, 1975 into Aries
Saturn	28°41'54" Gemini	Direct	Jan 7, 1974	Apr 18, 1974 into Cancer
Uranus	26°24'33" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	9°30'37" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	5°20'10" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	23°10'51" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on March 31, 1974

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 55% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 31, 01:44 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Cancer	9°58' Cancer

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