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Where Were the Planets on March 17, 2008?

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On March 17, 2008, the Sun was in Pisces (27°16' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (81% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Mercury opposed Saturn. Worry and second-guessing. Communication slows and delays pile up.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 17, 2008. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°24' Cancer at midnight UTC to 12°46' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 17, 2008
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun27°16'29" PiscesDirect into Aries
Moon6°07'27" LeoDirect into Virgo
Mercury3°35'56" PiscesDirect into Aries
Venus5°37'18" PiscesDirect into Aries
Mars4°38'35" CancerDirect into Leo
Jupiter18°15'21" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Saturn3°27'33" VirgoRetrograde into Libra
Uranus19°08'14" PiscesDirect into Aries
Neptune23°00'18" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Pluto1°04'51" CapricornDirect into Sagittarius
North Node26°17'21" AquariusDirect into Capricorn

Sky Events on March 17, 2008

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 81% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters LeoLeaves Cancer
Mercury opposite SaturnWorry and second-guessing. Communication slows and delays pile up.

Born on March 17, 2008?

The Sun, Mercury, Venus and Uranus were all in Pisces, so everyone born that day is a Pisces several times over.

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.

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