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Where Were the Planets on March 2, 1976?

Quick Answer

On March 2, 1976, the Sun was in Pisces (12°02' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (2% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 2, 1976. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°51' Pisces at midnight UTC to 4°45' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 2, 1976
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°02'35" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1976	Mar 20, 1976 into Aries
Moon	28°49'26" Pisces	Direct	Feb 29, 1976	Mar 2, 1976 into Aries
Mercury	19°26'02" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 15, 1976	Mar 9, 1976 into Pisces
Venus	14°32'13" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 19, 1976	Mar 15, 1976 into Pisces
Mars	23°30'11" Gemini	Direct	Nov 25, 1975	Mar 18, 1976 into Cancer
Jupiter	24°44'35" Aries	Direct	Mar 18, 1975	Mar 26, 1976 into Taurus
Saturn	26°36'08" Cancer	Retrograde	Jan 14, 1976	Jun 5, 1976 into Leo
Uranus	6°57'08" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	13°55'02" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	11°05'46" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	16°00'26" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 12, 1975	Dec 29, 1976 into Libra

Sky Events on March 2, 1976

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

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 2, 14:22 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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