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Where Were the Planets on March 20, 2001?

Quick Answer

On March 20, 2001, the Sun was in Pisces (29°56' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (18% illuminated). Venus and Pluto were retrograde.

The Sun entered Aries, and Aries season began.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 20, 2001. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°37' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 15°24' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 20, 2001
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°56'14" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 2001	Mar 20, 2001 into Aries
Moon	9°31'10" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 19, 2001	Mar 22, 2001 into Pisces
Mercury	4°08'58" Pisces	Direct	Mar 17, 2001	Apr 6, 2001 into Aries
Venus	15°02'38" Aries	Retrograde	Feb 2, 2001	Jun 6, 2001 into Taurus
Mars	16°08'08" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 14, 2001	Sep 8, 2001 into Capricorn
Jupiter	5°43'09" Gemini	Direct	Jun 30, 2000	Jul 13, 2001 into Cancer
Saturn	26°40'43" Taurus	Direct	Oct 16, 2000	Apr 20, 2001 into Gemini
Uranus	22°57'31" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	8°04'31" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	15°16'40" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	11°31'59" Cancer	Direct	Apr 5, 2000	Oct 24, 2001 into Gemini

Sky Events on March 20, 2001

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 18% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 20, 13:30 UTC	The Sun enters Aries	March Equinox

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Mars and Pluto sat less than a degree apart in Sagittarius, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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