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Where Were the Planets on March 12, 2012?

Quick Answer

On March 12, 2012, the Sun was in Pisces (22°18' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (78% illuminated). Mercury, 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 12, 2012. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°23' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 25°52' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 12, 2012
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°18'52" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 2012	Mar 20, 2012 into Aries
Moon	18°40'07" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 11, 2012	Mar 13, 2012 into Sagittarius
Mercury	6°49'12" Aries	Stationing direct	Mar 2, 2012	Mar 23, 2012 into Pisces
Venus	7°41'48" Taurus	Direct	Mar 5, 2012	Apr 3, 2012 into Gemini
Mars	10°17'46" Virgo	Retrograde	Nov 11, 2011	Jul 3, 2012 into Libra
Jupiter	9°12'52" Taurus	Direct	Jun 4, 2011	Jun 11, 2012 into Gemini
Saturn	28°32'41" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	3°48'51" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	1°25'02" Pisces	Direct	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	9°20'33" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	9°11'18" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 13, 2011	Sep 2, 2012 into Scorpio

Sky Events on March 12, 2012

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 78% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on March 12, 2012?

Venus and Jupiter sat 2 degrees apart in Taurus, 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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