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Where Were the Planets on March 3, 2006?

Quick Answer

On March 3, 2006, the Sun was in Pisces (12°46' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (17% illuminated). Mercury and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 3, 2006. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°47' Aries at midnight UTC to 8°01' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 3, 2006
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°46'00" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 2006	Mar 20, 2006 into Aries
Moon	0°58'07" Taurus	Direct	Mar 3, 2006	Mar 5, 2006 into Gemini
Mercury	26°53'27" Pisces	Stationing direct	Feb 9, 2006	Apr 16, 2006 into Aries
Venus	28°33'07" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 1, 2006	Mar 5, 2006 into Aquarius
Mars	6°55'44" Gemini	Direct	Feb 17, 2006	Apr 14, 2006 into Cancer
Jupiter	18°51'27" Scorpio	Stationing retrograde	Oct 26, 2005	Nov 24, 2006 into Sagittarius
Saturn	5°20'25" Leo	Retrograde	Jul 16, 2005	Sep 2, 2007 into Virgo
Uranus	10°50'08" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	18°13'36" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	26°34'08" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	5°44'23" Aries	Direct	Nov 30, 2004	Jun 19, 2006 into Pisces

Sky Events on March 3, 2006

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 17% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 3, 10:22 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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