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Where Were the Planets on March 1, 2013?

Quick Answer

On March 1, 2013, the Sun was in Pisces (11°03' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (85% illuminated). Mercury and Saturn were retrograde.

The Sun sextiled Pluto. Focus runs deep. Good for research, therapy and quiet, decisive change. The Sun trined Saturn.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 1, 2013. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°54' Libra at midnight UTC to 3°42' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 1, 2013
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°03'49" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 2013	Mar 20, 2013 into Aries
Moon	26°47'49" Libra	Direct	Feb 27, 2013	Mar 1, 2013 into Scorpio
Mercury	17°01'45" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 5, 2013	Apr 14, 2013 into Aries
Venus	4°15'58" Pisces	Direct	Feb 26, 2013	Mar 22, 2013 into Aries
Mars	21°35'43" Pisces	Direct	Feb 2, 2013	Mar 12, 2013 into Aries
Jupiter	7°48'20" Gemini	Direct	Jun 11, 2012	Jun 26, 2013 into Cancer
Saturn	11°25'34" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 5, 2012	Dec 23, 2014 into Sagittarius
Uranus	6°57'18" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	3°08'26" Pisces	Direct	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	11°07'47" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	20°26'34" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 2, 2012	Mar 22, 2014 into Libra

Sky Events on March 1, 2013

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 85% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 1, 13:37 UTC	The Sun sextile Pluto	Focus runs deep. Good for research, therapy and quiet, decisive change.
Mar 1, 17:33 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Mar 1, 20:31 UTC	The Sun trine Saturn	Steady work gets noticed. A good time to commit to a plan.

Born on March 1, 2013?

The Sun, Mercury, Venus, Mars and Neptune were all in Pisces, so everyone born that day is a Pisces several times over. Venus and Neptune sat 1 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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