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Where Were the Planets on March 23, 1996?

Quick Answer

On March 23, 1996, the Sun was in Aries (3°08' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (18% illuminated). Pluto was retrograde.

Mercury met Saturn in Pisces. Serious thinking. Good for contracts, edits and hard conversations. The Sun trined Pluto.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 23, 1996. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°50' Taurus at midnight UTC to 29°28' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 23, 1996
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°08'31" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1996	Apr 19, 1996 into Taurus
Moon	23°12'17" Taurus	Direct	Mar 21, 1996	Mar 24, 1996 into Gemini
Mercury	28°22'39" Pisces	Direct	Mar 7, 1996	Mar 24, 1996 into Aries
Venus	18°49'32" Taurus	Direct	Mar 6, 1996	Apr 3, 1996 into Gemini
Mars	29°06'59" Pisces	Direct	Feb 15, 1996	Mar 24, 1996 into Aries
Jupiter	15°00'11" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 3, 1996	Jan 21, 1997 into Aquarius
Saturn	28°10'49" Pisces	Direct	Jan 28, 1994	Apr 7, 1996 into Aries
Uranus	3°42'40" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	27°22'59" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	3°01'39" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	18°04'04" Libra	Direct	Aug 11, 1995	Feb 27, 1997 into Virgo

Sky Events on March 23, 1996

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 18% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 23, 09:15 UTC	The Sun trine Pluto	Focus runs deep. Good for research, therapy and quiet, decisive change.
Mar 23, 09:23 UTC	Mercury conjunct Saturn	Serious thinking. Good for contracts, edits and hard conversations.

Born on March 23, 1996?

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

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