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Where Were the Planets on March 22, 2003?

Quick Answer

On March 22, 2003, the Sun was in Aries (1°26' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (78% illuminated). Jupiter was 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 22, 2003. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°35' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 5°02' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 22, 2003
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°26'51" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 2003	Apr 20, 2003 into Taurus
Moon	27°51'53" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 20, 2003	Mar 22, 2003 into Sagittarius
Mercury	1°57'51" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 2003	Apr 5, 2003 into Taurus
Venus	23°42'13" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 2, 2003	Mar 27, 2003 into Pisces
Mars	11°09'45" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 4, 2003	Apr 21, 2003 into Aquarius
Jupiter	8°19'03" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 1, 2002	Aug 27, 2003 into Virgo
Saturn	22°52'17" Gemini	Direct	Apr 20, 2001	Jun 4, 2003 into Cancer
Uranus	0°37'11" Pisces	Direct	Mar 10, 2003	Sep 15, 2003 into Aquarius
Neptune	12°24'18" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	19°57'04" Sagittarius	Stationing retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	2°46'15" Gemini	Direct	Oct 24, 2001	May 13, 2003 into Taurus

Sky Events on March 22, 2003

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 78% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 22, 15:32 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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The Sun and Mercury sat less than a degree 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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