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Where Were the Planets on March 22, 2012?

Quick Answer

On March 22, 2012, the Sun was in Aries (2°15' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury, Mars and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 22, 2012. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°54' Pisces at midnight UTC to 7°07' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 22, 2012
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°15'59" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 2012	Apr 19, 2012 into Taurus
Moon	1°02'32" Aries	Direct	Mar 22, 2012	Mar 24, 2012 into Taurus
Mercury	0°57'05" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 2, 2012	Mar 23, 2012 into Pisces
Venus	18°10'12" Taurus	Direct	Mar 5, 2012	Apr 3, 2012 into Gemini
Mars	6°57'36" Virgo	Retrograde	Nov 11, 2011	Jul 3, 2012 into Libra
Jupiter	11°15'48" Taurus	Direct	Jun 4, 2011	Jun 11, 2012 into Gemini
Saturn	27°56'51" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	4°22'55" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	1°46'01" Pisces	Direct	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	9°28'03" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	8°39'32" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 13, 2011	Sep 2, 2012 into Scorpio

Sky Events on March 22, 2012

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 22, 09:57 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Mar 22, 14:37 UTC	New Moon in Aries	2°22' Aries

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