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Where Were the Planets on March 17, 2006?

Quick Answer

On March 17, 2006, the Sun was in Pisces (26°45' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (94% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 17, 2006. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°22' Libra at midnight UTC to 0°30' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 17, 2006
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°45'05" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 2006	Mar 20, 2006 into Aries
Moon	24°25'30" Libra	Direct	Mar 15, 2006	Mar 17, 2006 into Scorpio
Mercury	16°25'30" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 9, 2006	Apr 16, 2006 into Aries
Venus	10°30'30" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 5, 2006	Apr 6, 2006 into Pisces
Mars	14°27'44" Gemini	Direct	Feb 17, 2006	Apr 14, 2006 into Cancer
Jupiter	18°36'24" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 26, 2005	Nov 24, 2006 into Sagittarius
Saturn	4°42'21" Leo	Retrograde	Jul 16, 2005	Sep 2, 2007 into Virgo
Uranus	11°37'52" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	18°41'45" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	26°42'54" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	4°59'54" Aries	Direct	Nov 30, 2004	Jun 19, 2006 into Pisces

Sky Events on March 17, 2006

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

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 17, 11:06 UTC	The Sun square Pluto	Exact square
Mar 17, 22:58 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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