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Where Were the Planets on March 24, 1999?

Quick Answer

On March 24, 1999, the Sun was in Aries (3°24' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (51% illuminated). Mercury, Mars and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 24, 1999. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°20' Gemini at midnight UTC to 11°12' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 24, 1999
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°24'05" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1999	Apr 20, 1999 into Taurus
Moon	4°18'57" Cancer	Direct	Mar 24, 1999	Mar 26, 1999 into Leo
Mercury	24°34'28" Pisces	Retrograde	Mar 18, 1999	Apr 17, 1999 into Aries
Venus	7°20'26" Taurus	Direct	Mar 18, 1999	Apr 12, 1999 into Gemini
Mars	11°59'07" Scorpio	Retrograde	Jan 26, 1999	May 5, 1999 into Libra
Jupiter	9°11'57" Aries	Direct	Feb 13, 1999	Jun 28, 1999 into Taurus
Saturn	2°31'50" Taurus	Direct	Mar 1, 1999	Aug 10, 2000 into Gemini
Uranus	15°26'42" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	3°51'40" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	10°27'54" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	20°01'50" Leo	Direct	Sep 17, 1998	Apr 5, 2000 into Cancer

Sky Events on March 24, 1999

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 51% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 24, 04:33 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Mar 24, 10:18 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Cancer	3°20' Cancer
Mar 24, 23:23 UTC	The Sun sextile Neptune	Exact sextile

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