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Where Were the Planets on March 16, 2000?

Quick Answer

On March 16, 2000, the Sun was in Pisces (26°12' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (84% illuminated). Pluto was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 16, 2000. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°20' Leo at midnight UTC to 15°27' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 16, 2000
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°12'22" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 2000	Mar 20, 2000 into Aries
Moon	8°24'57" Leo	Direct	Mar 15, 2000	Mar 18, 2000 into Virgo
Mercury	2°54'42" Pisces	Direct	Feb 5, 2000	Apr 13, 2000 into Aries
Venus	3°43'37" Pisces	Direct	Mar 13, 2000	Apr 6, 2000 into Aries
Mars	25°09'45" Aries	Direct	Feb 12, 2000	Mar 23, 2000 into Taurus
Jupiter	5°47'18" Taurus	Direct	Feb 14, 2000	Jun 30, 2000 into Gemini
Saturn	13°49'49" Taurus	Direct	Mar 1, 1999	Aug 10, 2000 into Gemini
Uranus	18°57'20" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	5°49'50" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	12°54'07" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	1°04'23" Leo	Direct	Sep 17, 1998	Apr 5, 2000 into Cancer

Sky Events on March 16, 2000

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 84% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 16, 17:30 UTC	Jupiter square Neptune	Exact square

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