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Where Were the Planets on March 4, 2013?

Quick Answer

On March 4, 2013, the Sun was in Pisces (14°04' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (55% illuminated). Mercury and Saturn were retrograde.

The Sun met Mercury in Pisces while Mercury was retrograde. Mind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly. Venus squared Jupiter.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 4, 2013. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°39' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 15°43' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 4, 2013
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°04'18" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 2013	Mar 20, 2013 into Aries
Moon	8°40'59" Sagittarius	Direct	Mar 3, 2013	Mar 6, 2013 into Capricorn
Mercury	14°09'10" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 5, 2013	Apr 14, 2013 into Aries
Venus	8°00'46" Pisces	Direct	Feb 26, 2013	Mar 22, 2013 into Aries
Mars	23°56'32" Pisces	Direct	Feb 2, 2013	Mar 12, 2013 into Aries
Jupiter	8°06'11" Gemini	Direct	Jun 11, 2012	Jun 26, 2013 into Cancer
Saturn	11°21'48" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 5, 2012	Dec 23, 2014 into Sagittarius
Uranus	7°06'52" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	3°15'13" Pisces	Direct	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	11°11'27" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	20°17'02" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 2, 2012	Mar 22, 2014 into Libra

Sky Events on March 4, 2013

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 55% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 4, 12:58 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Mind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly.
Mar 4, 13:53 UTC	Venus square Jupiter	Indulgence. Overspending, overeating and overpromising.
Mar 4, 21:53 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius	14°29' Sagittarius

Born on March 4, 2013?

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