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Where Were the Planets on March 23, 1900?

Quick Answer

On March 23, 1900, the Sun was in Aries (2°24' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (58% illuminated). Mercury and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 23, 1900. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°56' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 0°01' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 23, 1900
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°24'40" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1900	Apr 20, 1900 into Taurus
Moon	23°26'14" Sagittarius	Direct	Mar 21, 1900	Mar 23, 1900 into Capricorn
Mercury	5°25'15" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 3, 1900	Mar 29, 1900 into Pisces
Venus	14°42'53" Taurus	Direct	Mar 10, 1900	Apr 6, 1900 into Gemini
Mars	17°45'44" Pisces	Direct	Feb 28, 1900	Apr 8, 1900 into Aries
Jupiter	10°50'23" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 26, 1899	Jan 19, 1901 into Capricorn
Saturn	4°38'46" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 21, 1900	Jul 18, 1900 into Sagittarius
Uranus	12°28'09" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	24°18'03" Gemini	Direct	Mar 22, 1889	Jul 19, 1901 into Cancer
Pluto	14°48'05" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	14°50'26" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 10, 1899	Dec 28, 1900 into Scorpio

Sky Events on March 23, 1900

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 58% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 23, 23:57 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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