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Where Were the Planets on March 21, 2011?

Quick Answer

On March 21, 2011, the Sun was in Aries (0°31' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (95% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 21, 2011. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°51' Libra at midnight UTC to 2°56' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 21, 2011
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°31'25" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 2011	Apr 20, 2011 into Taurus
Moon	25°26'17" Libra	Direct	Mar 19, 2011	Mar 21, 2011 into Scorpio
Mercury	18°53'37" Aries	Direct	Mar 9, 2011	May 15, 2011 into Taurus
Venus	23°03'44" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 2, 2011	Mar 27, 2011 into Pisces
Mars	20°50'48" Pisces	Direct	Feb 23, 2011	Apr 2, 2011 into Aries
Jupiter	12°34'09" Aries	Direct	Jan 22, 2011	Jun 4, 2011 into Taurus
Saturn	14°54'43" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	0°32'20" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	29°33'36" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	7°24'51" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	28°05'35" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 13, 2011	Sep 2, 2012 into Scorpio

Sky Events on March 21, 2011

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 95% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 21, 12:23 UTC	The Sun conjunct Uranus	Exact conjunction
Mar 21, 19:16 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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