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Where Were the Planets on March 19, 1996?

Quick Answer

On March 19, 1996, the Sun was in Pisces (29°10' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Pluto was retrograde.

The New Moon fell at 29°07' Pisces. Venus trined Jupiter. Social ease and good feeling. Good for celebrations and asking favors.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 19, 1996. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°48' Pisces at midnight UTC to 6°49' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 19, 1996
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°10'11" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1996	Mar 20, 1996 into Aries
Moon	29°51'05" Pisces	Direct	Mar 17, 1996	Mar 19, 1996 into Aries
Mercury	20°48'05" Pisces	Direct	Mar 7, 1996	Mar 24, 1996 into Aries
Venus	14°37'34" Taurus	Direct	Mar 6, 1996	Apr 3, 1996 into Gemini
Mars	25°59'33" Pisces	Direct	Feb 15, 1996	Mar 24, 1996 into Aries
Jupiter	14°30'10" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 3, 1996	Jan 21, 1997 into Aquarius
Saturn	27°41'03" Pisces	Direct	Jan 28, 1994	Apr 7, 1996 into Aries
Uranus	3°33'37" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	27°18'01" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	3°03'46" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	18°16'46" Libra	Direct	Aug 11, 1995	Feb 27, 1997 into Virgo

Sky Events on March 19, 1996

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 19, 08:49 UTC	Venus trine Jupiter	Social ease and good feeling. Good for celebrations and asking favors.
Mar 19, 10:45 UTC	New Moon in Pisces	29°07' Pisces
Mar 19, 12:15 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

Born on March 19, 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 Saturn sat 1 degrees 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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