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Where Were the Planets on March 17, 2008?

Quick Answer

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.

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
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°16'29" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 2008	Mar 20, 2008 into Aries
Moon	6°07'27" Leo	Direct	Mar 17, 2008	Mar 19, 2008 into Virgo
Mercury	3°35'56" Pisces	Direct	Mar 14, 2008	Apr 2, 2008 into Aries
Venus	5°37'18" Pisces	Direct	Mar 12, 2008	Apr 6, 2008 into Aries
Mars	4°38'35" Cancer	Direct	Mar 4, 2008	May 9, 2008 into Leo
Jupiter	18°15'21" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 18, 2007	Jan 5, 2009 into Aquarius
Saturn	3°27'33" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	19°08'14" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	23°00'18" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	1°04'51" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 26, 2008	Jun 14, 2008 into Sagittarius
North Node	26°17'21" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 2008	Jul 26, 2009 into Capricorn

Sky Events on March 17, 2008

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

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 17, 01:03 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Mar 17, 09:47 UTC	Mercury opposite Saturn	Exact opposition

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