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Where Were the Planets on March 28, 1996?

Quick Answer

On March 28, 1996, the Sun was in Aries (8°05' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (64% illuminated). Pluto was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 28, 1996. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°48' Cancer at midnight UTC to 29°41' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 28, 1996
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°05'36" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1996	Apr 19, 1996 into Taurus
Moon	23°44'48" Cancer	Direct	Mar 26, 1996	Mar 29, 1996 into Leo
Mercury	8°16'58" Aries	Direct	Mar 24, 1996	Apr 8, 1996 into Taurus
Venus	23°56'42" Taurus	Direct	Mar 6, 1996	Apr 3, 1996 into Gemini
Mars	3°00'33" Aries	Direct	Mar 24, 1996	May 2, 1996 into Taurus
Jupiter	15°34'28" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 3, 1996	Jan 21, 1997 into Aquarius
Saturn	28°47'52" Pisces	Direct	Jan 28, 1994	Apr 7, 1996 into Aries
Uranus	3°53'05" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	27°28'32" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	2°58'18" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	17°48'11" Libra	Direct	Aug 11, 1995	Feb 27, 1997 into Virgo

Sky Events on March 28, 1996

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 64% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 28, 07:35 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction
Mar 28, 10:51 UTC	Mars trine Pluto	Exact trine

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