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Where Were the Planets on March 3, 1997?

Quick Answer

On March 3, 1997, the Sun was in Pisces (12°57' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (38% illuminated). Mars was retrograde.

Mercury squared Pluto. Pressured conversations, obsessive thinking and hard selling. Venus squared Pluto.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 3, 1997. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°54' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 3°41' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 3, 1997
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°57'03" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1997	Mar 20, 1997 into Aries
Moon	26°44'48" Sagittarius	Direct	Mar 1, 1997	Mar 3, 1997 into Capricorn
Mercury	5°53'35" Pisces	Direct	Feb 28, 1997	Mar 16, 1997 into Aries
Venus	5°24'40" Pisces	Direct	Feb 27, 1997	Mar 23, 1997 into Aries
Mars	1°47'57" Libra	Retrograde	Jan 3, 1997	Mar 8, 1997 into Virgo
Jupiter	9°20'40" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1997	Feb 4, 1998 into Pisces
Saturn	6°52'22" Aries	Direct	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	6°44'24" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	29°01'46" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	5°35'43" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	29°47'55" Virgo	Direct	Feb 27, 1997	Sep 17, 1998 into Leo

Sky Events on March 3, 1997

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 38% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 3, 08:00 UTC	Mercury square Pluto	Pressured conversations, obsessive thinking and hard selling.
Mar 3, 15:33 UTC	Venus square Pluto	Possessiveness and power plays in love or money.
Mar 3, 17:38 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

Born on March 3, 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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