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Where Were the Planets on March 18, 1999?

Quick Answer

On March 18, 1999, the Sun was in Pisces (27°26' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% illuminated). Mercury and Pluto were retrograde.

Venus moved from Aries into Taurus. Mercury moved from Aries into Pisces.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 18, 1999. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°52' Pisces at midnight UTC to 14°30' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 18, 1999
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°26'26" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1999	Mar 21, 1999 into Aries
Moon	7°10'06" Aries	Direct	Mar 18, 1999	Mar 20, 1999 into Taurus
Mercury	29°54'22" Pisces	Retrograde	Mar 18, 1999	Apr 17, 1999 into Aries
Venus	0°06'05" Taurus	Direct	Mar 18, 1999	Apr 12, 1999 into Gemini
Mars	12°12'15" Scorpio	Stationing retrograde	Jan 26, 1999	May 5, 1999 into Libra
Jupiter	7°45'09" Aries	Direct	Feb 13, 1999	Jun 28, 1999 into Taurus
Saturn	1°50'21" Taurus	Direct	Mar 1, 1999	Aug 10, 2000 into Gemini
Uranus	15°10'28" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	3°42'59" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	10°29'27" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	20°20'53" Leo	Direct	Sep 17, 1998	Apr 5, 2000 into Cancer

Sky Events on March 18, 1999

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 18, 00:12 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Mar 18, 09:25 UTC	Mercury re-enters Pisces (retrograde)	Leaves Aries
Mar 18, 09:59 UTC	Venus enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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Venus and Saturn sat 2 degrees apart in Taurus, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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