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Where Were the Planets on March 16, 1927?

Quick Answer

On March 16, 1927, the Sun was in Pisces (24°54' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (97% illuminated). Mercury, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 16, 1927. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°49' Leo at midnight UTC to 9°45' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 16, 1927
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°54'25" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1927	Mar 21, 1927 into Aries
Moon	3°48'15" Virgo	Direct	Mar 16, 1927	Mar 18, 1927 into Libra
Mercury	19°16'22" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 10, 1927	Apr 17, 1927 into Aries
Venus	22°06'36" Aries	Direct	Feb 26, 1927	Mar 22, 1927 into Taurus
Mars	12°01'55" Gemini	Direct	Feb 22, 1927	Apr 17, 1927 into Cancer
Jupiter	13°29'08" Pisces	Direct	Jan 18, 1927	Jun 6, 1927 into Aries
Saturn	7°40'01" Sagittarius	Stationing retrograde	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	29°07'56" Pisces	Direct	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	24°50'24" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	13°48'21" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	3°02'00" Cancer	Direct	Oct 23, 1925	May 12, 1927 into Gemini

Sky Events on March 16, 1927

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 97% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 16, 04:22 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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