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Where Were the Planets on March 9, 2006?

Quick Answer

On March 9, 2006, the Sun was in Pisces (18°46' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), 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 9, 2006. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°02' Cancer at midnight UTC to 25°08' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 9, 2006
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°46'27" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 2006	Mar 20, 2006 into Aries
Moon	19°06'56" Cancer	Direct	Mar 7, 2006	Mar 10, 2006 into Leo
Mercury	23°47'51" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 9, 2006	Apr 16, 2006 into Aries
Venus	3°23'45" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 5, 2006	Apr 6, 2006 into Pisces
Mars	10°07'10" Gemini	Direct	Feb 17, 2006	Apr 14, 2006 into Cancer
Jupiter	18°49'29" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 26, 2005	Nov 24, 2006 into Sagittarius
Saturn	5°01'52" Leo	Retrograde	Jul 16, 2005	Sep 2, 2007 into Virgo
Uranus	11°10'45" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	18°26'03" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	26°38'40" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	5°25'19" Aries	Direct	Nov 30, 2004	Jun 19, 2006 into Pisces

Sky Events on March 9, 2006

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

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 9, 13:11 UTC	The Sun trine Jupiter	Exact trine

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