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Where Were the Planets on March 7, 2012?

Quick Answer

On March 7, 2012, the Sun was in Pisces (17°19' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (99% illuminated). Mars 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 7, 2012. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°57' Leo at midnight UTC to 12°20' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 7, 2012
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°19'13" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 2012	Mar 20, 2012 into Aries
Moon	5°06'27" Virgo	Direct	Mar 7, 2012	Mar 9, 2012 into Libra
Mercury	5°06'52" Aries	Direct	Mar 2, 2012	Mar 23, 2012 into Pisces
Venus	2°16'24" Taurus	Direct	Mar 5, 2012	Apr 3, 2012 into Gemini
Mars	12°12'49" Virgo	Retrograde	Nov 11, 2011	Jul 3, 2012 into Libra
Jupiter	8°14'25" Taurus	Direct	Jun 4, 2011	Jun 11, 2012 into Gemini
Saturn	28°47'53" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	3°32'06" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	1°14'06" Pisces	Direct	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	9°15'41" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	9°27'12" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 13, 2011	Sep 2, 2012 into Scorpio

Sky Events on March 7, 2012

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 7, 03:26 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

Born on March 7, 2012?

Mercury and Uranus sat 2 degrees 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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