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Where Were the Planets on March 21, 2021?

Quick Answer

On March 21, 2021, the Sun was in Aries (1°05' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (49% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 21, 2021. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°49' Gemini at midnight UTC to 5°55' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 21, 2021
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°05'31" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 2021	Apr 19, 2021 into Taurus
Moon	29°51'08" Gemini	Direct	Mar 18, 2021	Mar 21, 2021 into Cancer
Mercury	7°47'34" Pisces	Direct	Mar 15, 2021	Apr 4, 2021 into Aries
Venus	29°52'55" Pisces	Direct	Feb 25, 2021	Mar 21, 2021 into Aries
Mars	10°11'16" Gemini	Direct	Mar 4, 2021	Apr 23, 2021 into Cancer
Jupiter	21°06'06" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 19, 2020	May 13, 2021 into Pisces
Saturn	10°29'38" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 17, 2020	Mar 7, 2023 into Pisces
Uranus	8°28'55" Taurus	Direct	Mar 6, 2019	Jul 7, 2025 into Gemini
Neptune	21°02'01" Pisces	Direct	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	26°28'24" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	14°39'10" Gemini	Direct	Jun 4, 2020	Dec 23, 2021 into Taurus

Sky Events on March 21, 2021

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 49% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 21, 12:17 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Mar 21, 14:16 UTC	Venus enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Mar 21, 14:41 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Cancer	1°12' Cancer
Mar 21, 23:36 UTC	Mercury sextile Uranus	Exact sextile

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