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Where Were the Planets on March 23, 2010?

Quick Answer

On March 23, 2010, the Sun was in Aries (2°44' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (51% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 23, 2010. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°26' Gemini at midnight UTC to 10°11' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 23, 2010
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°44'59" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 2010	Apr 20, 2010 into Taurus
Moon	3°16'51" Cancer	Direct	Mar 23, 2010	Mar 25, 2010 into Leo
Mercury	11°39'14" Aries	Direct	Mar 17, 2010	Apr 2, 2010 into Taurus
Venus	19°49'59" Aries	Direct	Mar 7, 2010	Mar 31, 2010 into Taurus
Mars	1°14'41" Leo	Direct	Oct 16, 2009	Jun 7, 2010 into Virgo
Jupiter	15°15'43" Pisces	Direct	Jan 18, 2010	Jun 6, 2010 into Aries
Saturn	1°10'08" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 29, 2009	Apr 7, 2010 into Virgo
Uranus	26°55'36" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	27°29'04" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	5°21'50" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	17°18'55" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 26, 2009	Feb 13, 2011 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on March 23, 2010

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 51% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 23, 03:46 UTC	Mars sextile Saturn	Exact sextile
Mar 23, 06:15 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Mar 23, 11:00 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Cancer	2°42' Cancer

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