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Where Were the Planets on March 29, 2001?

Quick Answer

On March 29, 2001, the Sun was in Aries (8°51' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (20% illuminated). Venus and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 29, 2001. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°01' Taurus at midnight UTC to 8°18' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 29, 2001
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°51'30" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 2001	Apr 20, 2001 into Taurus
Moon	1°39'07" Gemini	Direct	Mar 29, 2001	Mar 31, 2001 into Cancer
Mercury	17°08'42" Pisces	Direct	Mar 17, 2001	Apr 6, 2001 into Aries
Venus	9°57'15" Aries	Retrograde	Feb 2, 2001	Jun 6, 2001 into Taurus
Mars	19°44'36" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 14, 2001	Sep 8, 2001 into Capricorn
Jupiter	7°10'55" Gemini	Direct	Jun 30, 2000	Jul 13, 2001 into Cancer
Saturn	27°32'00" Taurus	Direct	Oct 16, 2000	Apr 20, 2001 into Gemini
Uranus	23°22'50" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	8°17'38" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	15°14'34" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	11°03'23" Cancer	Direct	Apr 5, 2000	Oct 24, 2001 into Gemini

Sky Events on March 29, 2001

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 20% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 29, 09:00 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

Born on March 29, 2001?

The Sun and Venus sat 1 degrees apart in Aries, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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