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Where Were the Planets on March 3, 2001?

Quick Answer

On March 3, 2001, the Sun was in Pisces (12°58' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (55% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 3, 2001. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°23' Gemini at midnight UTC to 25°06' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 3, 2001
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°58'24" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 2001	Mar 20, 2001 into Aries
Moon	18°12'48" Gemini	Direct	Mar 2, 2001	Mar 4, 2001 into Cancer
Mercury	17°06'39" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 2001	Mar 17, 2001 into Pisces
Venus	17°07'11" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 2001	Jun 6, 2001 into Taurus
Mars	8°24'36" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 14, 2001	Sep 8, 2001 into Capricorn
Jupiter	3°25'23" Gemini	Direct	Jun 30, 2000	Jul 13, 2001 into Cancer
Saturn	25°20'48" Taurus	Direct	Oct 16, 2000	Apr 20, 2001 into Gemini
Uranus	22°04'08" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	7°34'28" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	15°13'08" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	12°26'00" Cancer	Direct	Apr 5, 2000	Oct 24, 2001 into Gemini

Sky Events on March 3, 2001

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 55% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 3, 02:03 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Gemini	12°33' Gemini
Mar 3, 12:37 UTC	Mercury sextile Venus	Exact sextile

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