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Where Were the Planets on March 9, 1997?

Quick Answer

On March 9, 1997, the Sun was in Pisces (18°57' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mars and Pluto were retrograde.

The Total Solar Eclipse in Pisces was the day's main event.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 9, 1997. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°43' Pisces at midnight UTC to 2°46' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 9, 1997
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°57'31" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1997	Mar 20, 1997 into Aries
Moon	25°16'40" Pisces	Direct	Mar 7, 1997	Mar 9, 1997 into Aries
Mercury	16°59'00" Pisces	Direct	Feb 28, 1997	Mar 16, 1997 into Aries
Venus	12°54'00" Pisces	Direct	Feb 27, 1997	Mar 23, 1997 into Aries
Mars	29°45'22" Virgo	Retrograde	Mar 8, 1997	Jun 19, 1997 into Libra
Jupiter	10°37'14" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1997	Feb 4, 1998 into Pisces
Saturn	7°35'30" Aries	Direct	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	7°01'55" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	29°11'58" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	5°36'09" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	29°28'52" Virgo	Direct	Feb 27, 1997	Sep 17, 1998 into Leo

Sky Events on March 9, 1997

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 9, 01:23 UTC	Total Solar Eclipse in Pisces	18°31' Pisces
Mar 9, 19:32 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

Born on March 9, 1997?

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