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Where Were the Planets on March 16, 1909?

Quick Answer

On March 16, 1909, the Sun was in Pisces (25°16' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (36% illuminated). Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 16, 1909. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°07' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 18°45' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 16, 1909
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°16'06" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1909	Mar 21, 1909 into Aries
Moon	11°53'39" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 15, 1909	Mar 17, 1909 into Aquarius
Mercury	28°45'32" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 10, 1909	Mar 17, 1909 into Pisces
Venus	14°11'54" Pisces	Direct	Mar 5, 1909	Mar 29, 1909 into Aries
Mars	13°41'47" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 24, 1909	Apr 9, 1909 into Aquarius
Jupiter	7°34'52" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 12, 1908	Oct 11, 1909 into Libra
Saturn	10°48'54" Aries	Direct	Mar 19, 1908	May 17, 1910 into Taurus
Uranus	20°23'50" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	14°20'10" Cancer	Retrograde	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	23°48'55" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	21°09'07" Gemini	Direct	Sep 30, 1908	Apr 19, 1910 into Taurus

Sky Events on March 16, 1909

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 36% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 16, 14:39 UTC	Venus trine Neptune	Exact trine

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