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Where Were the Planets on March 18, 2009?

Quick Answer

On March 18, 2009, the Sun was in Pisces (28°01' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (52% illuminated). Venus and Saturn were 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 18, 2009. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°27' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 1°19' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 18, 2009
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°01'22" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 2009	Mar 20, 2009 into Aries
Moon	25°24'10" Sagittarius	Direct	Mar 16, 2009	Mar 18, 2009 into Capricorn
Mercury	16°22'16" Pisces	Direct	Mar 8, 2009	Mar 25, 2009 into Aries
Venus	12°36'30" Aries	Retrograde	Feb 3, 2009	Apr 11, 2009 into Pisces
Mars	2°37'56" Pisces	Direct	Mar 15, 2009	Apr 22, 2009 into Aries
Jupiter	16°26'20" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 5, 2009	Jan 18, 2010 into Pisces
Saturn	17°36'55" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	22°55'01" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	25°10'41" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	3°13'15" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	6°54'29" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 2008	Jul 26, 2009 into Capricorn

Sky Events on March 18, 2009

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 52% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 18, 17:48 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius	28°16' Sagittarius
Mar 18, 21:18 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

Born on March 18, 2009?

The Sun, Mercury, Mars 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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