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Where Were the Planets on March 8, 2008?

Quick Answer

On March 8, 2008, the Sun was in Pisces (18°17' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 8, 2008. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°29' Pisces at midnight UTC to 5°43' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 8, 2008
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°17'47" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 2008	Mar 20, 2008 into Aries
Moon	28°34'56" Pisces	Direct	Mar 6, 2008	Mar 8, 2008 into Aries
Mercury	21°40'24" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 8, 2008	Mar 14, 2008 into Pisces
Venus	24°29'42" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 17, 2008	Mar 12, 2008 into Pisces
Mars	1°20'43" Cancer	Direct	Mar 4, 2008	May 9, 2008 into Leo
Jupiter	16°52'07" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 18, 2007	Jan 5, 2009 into Aquarius
Saturn	4°07'18" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	18°37'22" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	22°41'58" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	0°58'56" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 26, 2008	Jun 14, 2008 into Sagittarius
North Node	26°45'57" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 2008	Jul 26, 2009 into Capricorn

Sky Events on March 8, 2008

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 8, 14:23 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Mar 8, 20:18 UTC	The Sun conjunct Uranus	Exact conjunction

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