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Where Were the Planets on March 6, 2012?

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On March 6, 2012, the Sun was in Pisces (16°19' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (95% illuminated). Mars and Saturn were retrograde.

Venus sextiled Neptune. Tender and artistic. Good for music, film and small kindnesses.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 6, 2012. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°57' Leo at midnight UTC to 27°56' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 6, 2012
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun16°19'12" PiscesDirect into Aries
Moon20°54'06" LeoDirect into Virgo
Mercury4°20'40" AriesDirect into Pisces
Venus1°10'32" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Mars12°36'24" VirgoRetrograde into Libra
Jupiter8°03'00" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Saturn28°50'40" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Uranus3°28'47" AriesDirect into Taurus
Neptune1°11'54" PiscesDirect into Aries
Pluto9°14'37" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
North Node9°30'22" SagittariusDirect into Scorpio

Sky Events on March 6, 2012

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

DateEventDetail
Venus sextile NeptuneTender and artistic. Good for music, film and small kindnesses.

Born on March 6, 2012?

Mercury and Uranus sat less than a degree apart in Aries, 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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