The Sky on a Date

Where Were the Planets on March 23, 2005?

Quick Answer

On March 23, 2005, the Sun was in Aries (2°57' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (94% illuminated). Mercury and Jupiter were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 23, 2005. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°24' Leo at midnight UTC to 11°41' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 23, 2005
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°57'14" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 2005	Apr 19, 2005 into Taurus
Moon	5°31'35" Virgo	Direct	Mar 23, 2005	Mar 25, 2005 into Libra
Mercury	13°18'56" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 5, 2005	May 12, 2005 into Taurus
Venus	1°00'54" Aries	Direct	Mar 22, 2005	Apr 15, 2005 into Taurus
Mars	1°59'07" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 20, 2005	May 1, 2005 into Pisces
Jupiter	15°22'55" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 25, 2004	Oct 26, 2005 into Scorpio
Saturn	20°23'46" Cancer	Stationing retrograde	Jun 4, 2003	Jul 16, 2005 into Leo
Uranus	8°13'36" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	16°44'19" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	24°30'40" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	24°00'31" Aries	Direct	Nov 30, 2004	Jun 19, 2006 into Pisces

Sky Events on March 23, 2005

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 94% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 23, 01:10 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

Born on March 23, 2005?

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.

Create Your Birth Chart

Look Up Another Date

Data for this page: JSON. Free to cite with a link to this page.