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Where Were the Planets on March 29, 1996?

Quick Answer

On March 29, 1996, the Sun was in Aries (9°04' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (72% illuminated). Pluto was retrograde.

Mars sextiled Uranus. Bold, inventive action. Good for breaking a stuck pattern.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 29, 1996. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°41' Cancer at midnight UTC to 11°38' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 29, 1996
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°04'54" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1996	Apr 19, 1996 into Taurus
Moon	5°39'43" Leo	Direct	Mar 29, 1996	Mar 31, 1996 into Virgo
Mercury	10°18'45" Aries	Direct	Mar 24, 1996	Apr 8, 1996 into Taurus
Venus	24°56'58" Taurus	Direct	Mar 6, 1996	Apr 3, 1996 into Gemini
Mars	3°47'10" Aries	Direct	Mar 24, 1996	May 2, 1996 into Taurus
Jupiter	15°40'52" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 3, 1996	Jan 21, 1997 into Aquarius
Saturn	28°55'15" Pisces	Direct	Jan 28, 1994	Apr 7, 1996 into Aries
Uranus	3°55'02" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	27°29'34" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	2°57'33" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	17°45'00" Libra	Direct	Aug 11, 1995	Feb 27, 1997 into Virgo

Sky Events on March 29, 1996

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 72% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 29, 00:36 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Mar 29, 16:14 UTC	Mars sextile Uranus	Bold, inventive action. Good for breaking a stuck pattern.

Born on March 29, 1996?

The Sun, Mercury and Mars were all in Aries, so everyone born that day is an Aries several times over. The Sun and Mercury sat 1 degrees apart in Aries, 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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