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Where Were the Planets on March 12, 2001?

Quick Answer

On March 12, 2001, the Sun was in Pisces (21°58' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (90% illuminated). Venus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 12, 2001. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°32' Libra at midnight UTC to 6°30' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 12, 2001
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	21°58'21" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 2001	Mar 20, 2001 into Aries
Moon	29°35'16" Libra	Direct	Mar 10, 2001	Mar 12, 2001 into Scorpio
Mercury	24°33'23" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 2001	Mar 17, 2001 into Pisces
Venus	17°28'54" Aries	Retrograde	Feb 2, 2001	Jun 6, 2001 into Taurus
Mars	12°37'39" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 14, 2001	Sep 8, 2001 into Capricorn
Jupiter	4°33'23" Gemini	Direct	Jun 30, 2000	Jul 13, 2001 into Cancer
Saturn	26°00'08" Taurus	Direct	Oct 16, 2000	Apr 20, 2001 into Gemini
Uranus	22°33'10" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	7°51'09" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	15°16'14" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	11°57'24" Cancer	Direct	Apr 5, 2000	Oct 24, 2001 into Gemini

Sky Events on March 12, 2001

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 90% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 12, 12:42 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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