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Where Were the Planets on March 1, 1996?

Quick Answer

On March 1, 1996, the Sun was in Pisces (11°11' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (86% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 1, 1996. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°39' Cancer at midnight UTC to 3°35' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 1, 1996
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°11'37" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1996	Mar 20, 1996 into Aries
Moon	27°37'10" Cancer	Direct	Feb 28, 1996	Mar 1, 1996 into Leo
Mercury	20°38'22" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 15, 1996	Mar 7, 1996 into Pisces
Venus	24°50'38" Aries	Direct	Feb 9, 1996	Mar 6, 1996 into Taurus
Mars	11°51'19" Pisces	Direct	Feb 15, 1996	Mar 24, 1996 into Aries
Jupiter	11°49'30" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 3, 1996	Jan 21, 1997 into Aquarius
Saturn	25°27'50" Pisces	Direct	Jan 28, 1994	Apr 7, 1996 into Aries
Uranus	2°45'44" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	26°50'20" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	3°06'37" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	19°13'58" Libra	Direct	Aug 11, 1995	Feb 27, 1997 into Virgo

Sky Events on March 1, 1996

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

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 1, 10:50 UTC	Mars sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile
Mar 1, 16:47 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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