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Where Were the Planets on March 3, 2009?

Quick Answer

On March 3, 2009, the Sun was in Pisces (13°02' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (41% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 3, 2009. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°22' Taurus at midnight UTC to 9°19' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 3, 2009
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°02'45" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 2009	Mar 20, 2009 into Aries
Moon	2°19'58" Gemini	Direct	Mar 3, 2009	Mar 5, 2009 into Cancer
Mercury	21°50'44" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 14, 2009	Mar 8, 2009 into Pisces
Venus	15°14'57" Aries	Direct	Feb 3, 2009	Apr 11, 2009 into Pisces
Mars	20°53'29" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 4, 2009	Mar 15, 2009 into Pisces
Jupiter	13°13'49" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 5, 2009	Jan 18, 2010 into Pisces
Saturn	18°48'12" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	22°03'38" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	24°39'13" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	3°01'26" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	7°42'09" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 2008	Jul 26, 2009 into Capricorn

Sky Events on March 3, 2009

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 41% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 3, 07:58 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

Born on March 3, 2009?

Mercury, Mars, Jupiter and Neptune were all in Aquarius, so everyone born that day carries a strong Aquarius streak alongside their Pisces Sun. Mercury and Mars sat less than a degree apart in Aquarius, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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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