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Where Were the Planets on March 16, 2012?

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On March 16, 2012, the Sun was in Pisces (26°18' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (35% 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 16, 2012. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°42' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 21°05' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 16, 2012
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun26°18'04" PiscesDirect into Aries
Moon14°26'00" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Mercury5°37'45" AriesRetrograde into Pisces
Venus11°57'02" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Mars8°51'37" VirgoRetrograde into Libra
Jupiter10°01'08" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Saturn28°19'10" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Uranus4°02'25" AriesDirect into Taurus
Neptune1°33'35" PiscesDirect into Aries
Pluto9°23'55" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
North Node8°58'36" SagittariusDirect into Scorpio

Sky Events on March 16, 2012

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 35% illuminated at noon UTC.

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

Born on March 16, 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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