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Where Were the Planets on March 3, 1990?

Quick Answer

On March 3, 1990, the Sun was in Pisces (12°38' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (43% illuminated). Pluto was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 3, 1990. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°50' Taurus at midnight UTC to 12°00' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 3, 1990
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°38'55" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1990	Mar 20, 1990 into Aries
Moon	4°57'33" Gemini	Direct	Mar 3, 1990	Mar 5, 1990 into Cancer
Mercury	29°37'53" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 12, 1990	Mar 3, 1990 into Pisces
Venus	29°50'08" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 16, 1990	Mar 3, 1990 into Aquarius
Mars	23°58'38" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 29, 1990	Mar 11, 1990 into Aquarius
Jupiter	0°52'59" Cancer	Direct	Jul 30, 1989	Aug 18, 1990 into Leo
Saturn	22°20'36" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	8°51'49" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	14°02'56" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	17°44'37" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	15°12'05" Aquarius	Direct	May 28, 1989	Dec 15, 1990 into Capricorn

Sky Events on March 3, 1990

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 44% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 3, 03:37 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Mar 3, 17:13 UTC	Mercury enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Mar 3, 17:47 UTC	Venus enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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