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Where Were the Planets on March 27, 1996?

Quick Answer

On March 27, 1996, the Sun was in Aries (7°06' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (54% illuminated). Pluto was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 27, 1996. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°55' Cancer at midnight UTC to 17°47' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 27, 1996
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°06'15" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1996	Apr 19, 1996 into Taurus
Moon	11°52'07" Cancer	Direct	Mar 26, 1996	Mar 29, 1996 into Leo
Mercury	6°16'02" Aries	Direct	Mar 24, 1996	Apr 8, 1996 into Taurus
Venus	22°56'01" Taurus	Direct	Mar 6, 1996	Apr 3, 1996 into Gemini
Mars	2°13'54" Aries	Direct	Mar 24, 1996	May 2, 1996 into Taurus
Jupiter	15°27'54" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 3, 1996	Jan 21, 1997 into Aquarius
Saturn	28°40'29" Pisces	Direct	Jan 28, 1994	Apr 7, 1996 into Aries
Uranus	3°51'05" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	27°27'29" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	2°59'02" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	17°51'21" Libra	Direct	Aug 11, 1995	Feb 27, 1997 into Virgo

Sky Events on March 27, 1996

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 27, 01:31 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Cancer	6°40' Cancer

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