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Where Were the Planets on March 17, 2001?

Quick Answer

On March 17, 2001, the Sun was in Pisces (26°57' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (44% illuminated). Venus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 17, 2001. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°57' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 9°58' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 17, 2001
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°57'14" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 2001	Mar 20, 2001 into Aries
Moon	4°00'11" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 17, 2001	Mar 19, 2001 into Aquarius
Mercury	0°18'11" Pisces	Direct	Mar 17, 2001	Apr 6, 2001 into Aries
Venus	16°15'01" Aries	Retrograde	Feb 2, 2001	Jun 6, 2001 into Taurus
Mars	14°51'00" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 14, 2001	Sep 8, 2001 into Capricorn
Jupiter	5°16'01" Gemini	Direct	Jun 30, 2000	Jul 13, 2001 into Cancer
Saturn	26°24'55" Taurus	Direct	Oct 16, 2000	Apr 20, 2001 into Gemini
Uranus	22°48'34" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	7°59'41" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	15°16'45" Sagittarius	Stationing retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	11°41'31" Cancer	Direct	Apr 5, 2000	Oct 24, 2001 into Gemini

Sky Events on March 17, 2001

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 44% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 17, 04:01 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Mar 17, 06:05 UTC	Mercury enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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