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Where Were the Planets on March 17, 2012?

Quick Answer

On March 17, 2012, the Sun was in Pisces (27°17' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (25% 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 17, 2012. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°05' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 4°14' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 17, 2012
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°17'47" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 2012	Mar 20, 2012 into Aries
Moon	27°42'22" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 15, 2012	Mar 17, 2012 into Aquarius
Mercury	5°01'46" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 2, 2012	Mar 23, 2012 into Pisces
Venus	13°00'04" Taurus	Direct	Mar 5, 2012	Apr 3, 2012 into Gemini
Mars	8°31'12" Virgo	Retrograde	Nov 11, 2011	Jul 3, 2012 into Libra
Jupiter	10°13'24" Taurus	Direct	Jun 4, 2011	Jun 11, 2012 into Gemini
Saturn	28°15'37" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	4°05'49" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	1°35'42" Pisces	Direct	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	9°24'41" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	8°55'25" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 13, 2011	Sep 2, 2012 into Scorpio

Sky Events on March 17, 2012

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 25% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 17, 16:11 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

Born on March 17, 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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