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Where Were the Planets on March 1, 1997?

Quick Answer

On March 1, 1997, the Sun was in Pisces (10°56' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (60% illuminated). Mars was retrograde.

Saturn sextiled Uranus. Reform that sticks: change built into lasting structures.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 1, 1997. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°32' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 6°31' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 1, 1997
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°56'40" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1997	Mar 20, 1997 into Aries
Moon	29°59'39" Scorpio	Direct	Feb 27, 1997	Mar 1, 1997 into Sagittarius
Mercury	2°20'17" Pisces	Direct	Feb 28, 1997	Mar 16, 1997 into Aries
Venus	2°54'49" Pisces	Direct	Feb 27, 1997	Mar 23, 1997 into Aries
Mars	2°24'25" Libra	Retrograde	Jan 3, 1997	Mar 8, 1997 into Virgo
Jupiter	8°54'40" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1997	Feb 4, 1998 into Pisces
Saturn	6°38'14" Aries	Direct	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	6°38'20" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	28°58'11" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	5°35'18" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	29°54'17" Virgo	Direct	Feb 27, 1997	Sep 17, 1998 into Leo

Sky Events on March 1, 1997

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 60% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 1, 12:00 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Mar 1, 12:40 UTC	Saturn sextile Uranus	Reform that sticks: change built into lasting structures.

Born on March 1, 1997?

The Sun, Mercury and Venus were all in Pisces, so everyone born that day is a Pisces several times over. Mercury and Venus 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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