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Where Were the Planets on March 3, 2023?

Quick Answer

On March 3, 2023, the Sun was in Pisces (12°38' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (86% illuminated). No planets were 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 3, 2023. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°27' Cancer at midnight UTC to 4°18' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 3, 2023
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun12°38'12" PiscesDirect into Aries
Moon28°23'22" CancerDirect into Leo
Mercury0°56'03" PiscesDirect into Aries
Venus13°41'33" AriesDirect into Taurus
Mars20°07'10" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Jupiter12°25'48" AriesDirect into Taurus
Saturn29°31'07" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Uranus15°36'35" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Neptune24°38'55" PiscesDirect into Aries
Pluto29°33'33" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
North Node6°56'59" TaurusDirect into Aries

Sky Events on March 3, 2023

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 86% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters LeoLeaves Cancer

Born on March 3, 2023?

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