The Sky on a Date

Where Were the Planets on March 21, 1996?

Quick Answer

On March 21, 1996, the Sun was in Aries (1°09' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (5% illuminated). Pluto was retrograde.

Mars sextiled Neptune. Inspired action. Good for dance, art, charity and following a hunch.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 21, 1996. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°31' Aries at midnight UTC to 3°51' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 21, 1996
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°09'25" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1996	Apr 19, 1996 into Taurus
Moon	27°14'31" Aries	Direct	Mar 19, 1996	Mar 21, 1996 into Taurus
Mercury	24°32'55" Pisces	Direct	Mar 7, 1996	Mar 24, 1996 into Aries
Venus	16°44'12" Taurus	Direct	Mar 6, 1996	Apr 3, 1996 into Gemini
Mars	27°33'19" Pisces	Direct	Feb 15, 1996	Mar 24, 1996 into Aries
Jupiter	14°45'27" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 3, 1996	Jan 21, 1997 into Aquarius
Saturn	27°55'56" Pisces	Direct	Jan 28, 1994	Apr 7, 1996 into Aries
Uranus	3°38'13" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	27°20'33" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	3°02'47" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	18°10'25" Libra	Direct	Aug 11, 1995	Feb 27, 1997 into Virgo

Sky Events on March 21, 1996

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

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 21, 05:17 UTC	Mars sextile Neptune	Inspired action. Good for dance, art, charity and following a hunch.
Mar 21, 16:58 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

Born on March 21, 1996?

Mercury, Mars and Saturn were all in Pisces, so everyone born that day carries a strong Pisces streak alongside their Aries Sun. Mars and Saturn 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.

Create Your Birth Chart

Look Up Another Date

Data for this page: JSON. Free to cite with a link to this page.