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Where Were the Planets on March 22, 1996?

Quick Answer

On March 22, 1996, the Sun was in Aries (2°08' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (11% illuminated). Pluto was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 22, 1996. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°51' Taurus at midnight UTC to 16°50' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 22, 1996
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°08'59" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1996	Apr 19, 1996 into Taurus
Moon	10°24'00" Taurus	Direct	Mar 21, 1996	Mar 24, 1996 into Gemini
Mercury	26°27'10" Pisces	Direct	Mar 7, 1996	Mar 24, 1996 into Aries
Venus	17°47'02" Taurus	Direct	Mar 6, 1996	Apr 3, 1996 into Gemini
Mars	28°20'10" Pisces	Direct	Feb 15, 1996	Mar 24, 1996 into Aries
Jupiter	14°52'53" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 3, 1996	Jan 21, 1997 into Aquarius
Saturn	28°03'23" Pisces	Direct	Jan 28, 1994	Apr 7, 1996 into Aries
Uranus	3°40'28" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	27°21'47" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	3°02'14" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	18°07'15" Libra	Direct	Aug 11, 1995	Feb 27, 1997 into Virgo

Sky Events on March 22, 1996

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 11% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 22, 01:46 UTC	Mars conjunct Saturn	Exact conjunction
Mar 22, 23:30 UTC	Mercury sextile Neptune	Exact sextile

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