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Where Were the Planets on March 5, 1997?

Quick Answer

On March 5, 1997, the Sun was in Pisces (14°57' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (18% illuminated). Mars was retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 5, 1997. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°54' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 2°30' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 5, 1997
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°57'19" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1997	Mar 20, 1997 into Aries
Moon	25°10'01" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 3, 1997	Mar 5, 1997 into Aquarius
Mercury	9°31'08" Pisces	Direct	Feb 28, 1997	Mar 16, 1997 into Aries
Venus	7°54'30" Pisces	Direct	Feb 27, 1997	Mar 23, 1997 into Aries
Mars	1°09'08" Libra	Retrograde	Jan 3, 1997	Mar 8, 1997 into Virgo
Jupiter	9°46'26" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1997	Feb 4, 1998 into Pisces
Saturn	7°06'38" Aries	Direct	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	6°50'21" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	29°05'16" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	5°36'01" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	29°41'34" Virgo	Direct	Feb 27, 1997	Sep 17, 1998 into Leo

Sky Events on March 5, 1997

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 18% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 5, 19:54 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

Born on March 5, 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 2 degrees 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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