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Where Were the Planets on March 17, 1996?

Quick Answer

On March 17, 1996, the Sun was in Pisces (27°10' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (5% illuminated). Pluto was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 17, 1996. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°03' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 8°30' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 17, 1996
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°10'48" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1996	Mar 20, 1996 into Aries
Moon	1°18'16" Pisces	Direct	Mar 17, 1996	Mar 19, 1996 into Aries
Mercury	17°08'13" Pisces	Direct	Mar 7, 1996	Mar 24, 1996 into Aries
Venus	12°29'44" Taurus	Direct	Mar 6, 1996	Apr 3, 1996 into Gemini
Mars	24°25'40" Pisces	Direct	Feb 15, 1996	Mar 24, 1996 into Aries
Jupiter	14°14'19" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 3, 1996	Jan 21, 1997 into Aquarius
Saturn	27°26'09" Pisces	Direct	Jan 28, 1994	Apr 7, 1996 into Aries
Uranus	3°28'51" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	27°15'21" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	3°04'38" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	18°23'08" Libra	Direct	Aug 11, 1995	Feb 27, 1997 into Virgo

Sky Events on March 17, 1996

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 5% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 17, 09:50 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Mar 17, 13:52 UTC	The Sun sextile Neptune	Exact sextile
Mar 17, 19:02 UTC	The Sun conjunct Saturn	Exact conjunction

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