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Where Were the Planets on March 20, 2005?

Quick Answer

On March 20, 2005, the Sun was in Pisces (29°58' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (75% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 20, 2005. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°25' Cancer at midnight UTC to 5°18' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 20, 2005
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°58'37" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 2005	Mar 20, 2005 into Aries
Moon	29°21'45" Cancer	Direct	Mar 18, 2005	Mar 20, 2005 into Leo
Mercury	14°05'04" Aries	Stationing direct	Mar 5, 2005	May 12, 2005 into Taurus
Venus	27°16'55" Pisces	Direct	Feb 26, 2005	Mar 22, 2005 into Aries
Mars	29°49'08" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 6, 2005	Mar 20, 2005 into Aquarius
Jupiter	15°44'44" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 25, 2004	Oct 26, 2005 into Scorpio
Saturn	20°23'49" Cancer	Stationing direct	Jun 4, 2003	Jul 16, 2005 into Leo
Uranus	8°03'54" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	16°39'04" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	24°30'10" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	24°10'03" Aries	Direct	Nov 30, 2004	Jun 19, 2006 into Pisces

Sky Events on March 20, 2005

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 75% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 20, 12:33 UTC	The Sun enters Aries	March Equinox
Mar 20, 13:17 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Mar 20, 18:01 UTC	Mars enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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