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Where Were the Planets on March 15, 2012?

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On March 15, 2012, the Sun was in Pisces (25°18' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (45% illuminated). Mercury, Mars and Saturn were retrograde.

Mars trined Pluto while Mars was retrograde. Stamina and willpower. Good for difficult jobs and real change.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 15, 2012. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°03' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 7°41' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 15, 2012
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun25°18'18" PiscesDirect into Aries
Moon0°54'44" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Mercury6°07'10" AriesRetrograde into Pisces
Venus10°53'41" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Mars9°12'31" VirgoRetrograde into Libra
Jupiter9°48'57" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Saturn28°22'40" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Uranus3°59'01" AriesDirect into Taurus
Neptune1°31'28" PiscesDirect into Aries
Pluto9°23'07" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
North Node9°01'47" SagittariusDirect into Scorpio

Sky Events on March 15, 2012

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 45% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Mars trine PlutoStamina and willpower. Good for difficult jobs and real change.
Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius24°52' Sagittarius
The Moon enters CapricornLeaves Sagittarius

Born on March 15, 2012?

Venus and Jupiter sat 1 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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