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Where Were the Planets on March 2, 2026?

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On March 2, 2026, the Sun was in Pisces (11°54' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (99% illuminated). Mercury and Jupiter were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 2, 2026. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°52' Leo at midnight UTC to 6°24' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 2, 2026
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°54'40" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 2026	Mar 20, 2026 into Aries
Moon	29°41'02" Leo	Direct	Feb 28, 2026	Mar 2, 2026 into Virgo
Mercury	21°10'24" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 6, 2026	Apr 15, 2026 into Aries
Venus	25°05'04" Pisces	Direct	Feb 10, 2026	Mar 6, 2026 into Aries
Mars	29°55'33" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 23, 2026	Mar 2, 2026 into Pisces
Jupiter	15°12'32" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 9, 2025	Jun 30, 2026 into Leo
Saturn	1°54'04" Aries	Direct	Feb 14, 2026	Apr 13, 2028 into Taurus
Uranus	27°45'55" Taurus	Direct	Nov 8, 2025	Apr 26, 2026 into Gemini
Neptune	1°06'05" Aries	Direct	Jan 26, 2026	May 21, 2038 into Taurus
Pluto	4°34'24" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 19, 2024	Mar 9, 2043 into Pisces
North Node	8°57'56" Pisces	Direct	Jan 29, 2025	Aug 18, 2026 into Aquarius

Sky Events on March 2, 2026

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 2, 12:33 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Mar 2, 14:15 UTC	Mars enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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