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Where Were the Planets on March 15, 1996?

Quick Answer

On March 15, 1996, the Sun was in Pisces (25°11' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (20% illuminated). Pluto was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 15, 1996. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°01' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 9°31' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 15, 1996
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°11'18" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1996	Mar 20, 1996 into Aries
Moon	2°15'56" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 15, 1996	Mar 17, 1996 into Pisces
Mercury	13°33'14" Pisces	Direct	Mar 7, 1996	Mar 24, 1996 into Aries
Venus	10°20'46" Taurus	Direct	Mar 6, 1996	Apr 3, 1996 into Gemini
Mars	22°51'40" Pisces	Direct	Feb 15, 1996	Mar 24, 1996 into Aries
Jupiter	13°57'57" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 3, 1996	Jan 21, 1997 into Aquarius
Saturn	27°11'15" Pisces	Direct	Jan 28, 1994	Apr 7, 1996 into Aries
Uranus	3°23'56" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	27°12'35" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	3°05'22" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	18°29'29" Libra	Direct	Aug 11, 1995	Feb 27, 1997 into Virgo

Sky Events on March 15, 1996

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 20% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 15, 08:15 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Mar 15, 17:17 UTC	Saturn sextile Neptune	Exact sextile
Mar 15, 18:02 UTC	Mercury sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile

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