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Where Were the Planets on March 8, 2010?

Quick Answer

On March 8, 2010, the Sun was in Pisces (17°48' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (42% illuminated). Mars and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 8, 2010. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°14' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 3°24' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 8, 2010
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°48'14" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 2010	Mar 20, 2010 into Aries
Moon	27°21'33" Sagittarius	Direct	Mar 6, 2010	Mar 8, 2010 into Capricorn
Mercury	12°21'36" Pisces	Direct	Mar 1, 2010	Mar 17, 2010 into Aries
Venus	1°12'57" Aries	Direct	Mar 7, 2010	Mar 31, 2010 into Taurus
Mars	0°19'30" Leo	Stationing direct	Oct 16, 2009	Jun 7, 2010 into Virgo
Jupiter	11°40'41" Pisces	Direct	Jan 18, 2010	Jun 6, 2010 into Aries
Saturn	2°19'59" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 29, 2009	Apr 7, 2010 into Virgo
Uranus	26°04'13" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	26°58'07" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	5°11'21" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	18°06'34" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 26, 2009	Feb 13, 2011 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on March 8, 2010

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 42% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 8, 01:45 UTC	Mercury conjunct Jupiter	Exact conjunction
Mar 8, 17:13 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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