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Where Were the Planets on March 22, 2002?

Quick Answer

On March 22, 2002, the Sun was in Aries (1°41' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (54% illuminated). Pluto was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 22, 2002. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°56' Gemini at midnight UTC to 13°13' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 22, 2002
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°41'07" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 2002	Apr 20, 2002 into Taurus
Moon	6°31'56" Cancer	Direct	Mar 22, 2002	Mar 24, 2002 into Leo
Mercury	17°06'31" Pisces	Direct	Mar 11, 2002	Mar 29, 2002 into Aries
Venus	17°55'10" Aries	Direct	Mar 8, 2002	Apr 1, 2002 into Taurus
Mars	14°40'09" Taurus	Direct	Mar 1, 2002	Apr 13, 2002 into Gemini
Jupiter	6°19'38" Cancer	Direct	Jul 13, 2001	Aug 1, 2002 into Leo
Saturn	9°39'53" Gemini	Direct	Apr 20, 2001	Jun 4, 2003 into Cancer
Uranus	26°50'51" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	10°16'01" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	17°37'40" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	22°05'56" Gemini	Direct	Oct 24, 2001	May 13, 2003 into Taurus

Sky Events on March 22, 2002

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 22, 00:06 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Mar 22, 02:28 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Cancer	1°17' Cancer
Mar 22, 06:21 UTC	Venus trine Pluto	Exact trine
Mar 22, 19:09 UTC	Mercury square Pluto	Exact square

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