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Where Were the Planets on March 12, 1916?

Quick Answer

On March 12, 1916, the Sun was in Pisces (21°35' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (57% illuminated). Mars, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 12, 1916. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°33' Gemini at midnight UTC to 5°22' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 12, 1916
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	21°35'41" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1916	Mar 20, 1916 into Aries
Moon	29°28'47" Gemini	Direct	Mar 10, 1916	Mar 12, 1916 into Cancer
Mercury	26°31'47" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 8, 1916	Mar 15, 1916 into Pisces
Venus	3°00'22" Taurus	Direct	Mar 9, 1916	Apr 5, 1916 into Gemini
Mars	10°50'57" Leo	Retrograde	Oct 7, 1915	May 28, 1916 into Virgo
Jupiter	6°41'10" Aries	Direct	Feb 12, 1916	Jun 26, 1916 into Taurus
Saturn	9°32'41" Cancer	Stationing retrograde	May 11, 1915	Oct 17, 1916 into Leo
Uranus	17°39'40" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	0°06'04" Leo	Retrograde	Jul 19, 1915	Mar 19, 1916 into Cancer
Pluto	1°14'16" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	5°57'39" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 14, 1914	Jul 3, 1916 into Capricorn

Sky Events on March 12, 1916

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 57% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 12, 13:03 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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