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Where Were the Planets on March 8, 1996?

Quick Answer

On March 8, 1996, the Sun was in Pisces (18°12' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (90% illuminated). Pluto was retrograde.

Venus squared Uranus. Restless hearts. The need for space runs into the need for closeness. Uranus sextiled Pluto.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 8, 1996. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°27' Libra at midnight UTC to 1°35' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 8, 1996
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°12'10" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1996	Mar 20, 1996 into Aries
Moon	25°00'20" Libra	Direct	Mar 6, 1996	Mar 8, 1996 into Scorpio
Mercury	1°38'03" Pisces	Direct	Mar 7, 1996	Mar 24, 1996 into Aries
Venus	2°41'16" Taurus	Direct	Mar 6, 1996	Apr 3, 1996 into Gemini
Mars	17°21'57" Pisces	Direct	Feb 15, 1996	Mar 24, 1996 into Aries
Jupiter	12°56'36" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 3, 1996	Jan 21, 1997 into Aquarius
Saturn	26°19'16" Pisces	Direct	Jan 28, 1994	Apr 7, 1996 into Aries
Uranus	3°05'37" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	27°02'03" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	3°06'50" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	18°51'43" Libra	Direct	Aug 11, 1995	Feb 27, 1997 into Virgo

Sky Events on March 8, 1996

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 90% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 8, 21:05 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Mar 8, 21:10 UTC	Venus square Uranus	Restless hearts. The need for space runs into the need for closeness.
Mar 8, 22:18 UTC	Uranus sextile Pluto	Slow, generational momentum toward change.

Born on March 8, 1996?

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