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Where Were the Planets on March 20, 2078?

Quick Answer

On March 20, 2078, the Sun is in Aries (0°16' at noon UTC), the Moon moves from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase is First Quarter (48% illuminated). Mercury and Neptune are retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 20, 2078. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°17' Gemini at midnight UTC to 4°49' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 20, 2078
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°16'57" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 2078	Apr 19, 2078 into Taurus
Moon	28°06'22" Gemini	Direct	Mar 18, 2078	Mar 20, 2078 into Cancer
Mercury	26°00'29" Pisces	Retrograde	Mar 16, 2078	Apr 17, 2078 into Aries
Venus	14°23'57" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 2078	Apr 3, 2078 into Pisces
Mars	15°16'20" Scorpio	Stationing retrograde	Jan 21, 2078	May 18, 2078 into Libra
Jupiter	15°04'48" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 8, 2077	Jan 2, 2079 into Capricorn
Saturn	21°12'37" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 3, 2076	Feb 28, 2079 into Aquarius
Uranus	26°46'07" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 12, 2072	Mar 2, 2079 into Aquarius
Neptune	26°04'37" Cancer	Retrograde	May 1, 2066	Sep 1, 2078 into Leo
Pluto	11°17'02" Aries	Direct	Feb 23, 2068	Jun 9, 2095 into Taurus
North Node	22°15'45" Taurus	Direct	Oct 25, 2077	May 14, 2079 into Aries

Sky Events on March 20, 2078

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 48% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 20, 05:10 UTC	The Sun enters Aries	March Equinox
Mar 20, 10:11 UTC	Mercury trine Neptune	Exact trine
Mar 20, 15:21 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Mar 20, 16:10 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Cancer	0°27' Cancer

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