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Where Were the Planets on March 8, 2017?

Quick Answer

On March 8, 2017, the Sun was in Pisces (18°06' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (82% illuminated). Venus and Jupiter were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 8, 2017. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°23' Cancer at midnight UTC to 4°07' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 8, 2017
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°06'16" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 2017	Mar 20, 2017 into Aries
Moon	27°16'49" Cancer	Direct	Mar 6, 2017	Mar 8, 2017 into Leo
Mercury	19°27'57" Pisces	Direct	Feb 25, 2017	Mar 13, 2017 into Aries
Venus	12°47'36" Aries	Retrograde	Feb 3, 2017	Apr 3, 2017 into Pisces
Mars	28°53'55" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 2017	Mar 10, 2017 into Taurus
Jupiter	21°44'41" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 9, 2016	Oct 10, 2017 into Scorpio
Saturn	27°07'04" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 18, 2015	Dec 20, 2017 into Capricorn
Uranus	22°27'11" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	11°57'14" Pisces	Direct	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	18°56'33" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	2°42'24" Virgo	Direct	Oct 10, 2015	Apr 28, 2017 into Leo

Sky Events on March 8, 2017

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 82% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 8, 05:25 UTC	Mercury sextile Pluto	Exact sextile
Mar 8, 16:45 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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