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Where Were the Planets on March 16, 1929?

Quick Answer

On March 16, 1929, the Sun was in Pisces (25°25' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (30% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 16, 1929. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°29' Taurus at midnight UTC to 8°34' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 16, 1929
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°25'12" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1929	Mar 21, 1929 into Aries
Moon	1°32'09" Gemini	Direct	Mar 16, 1929	Mar 18, 1929 into Cancer
Mercury	0°37'25" Pisces	Direct	Mar 16, 1929	Apr 3, 1929 into Aries
Venus	4°39'14" Taurus	Direct	Mar 8, 1929	Apr 20, 1929 into Aries
Mars	2°07'03" Cancer	Direct	Mar 10, 1929	May 13, 1929 into Leo
Jupiter	9°52'47" Taurus	Direct	Jun 4, 1928	Jun 12, 1929 into Gemini
Saturn	0°02'16" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 15, 1929	May 5, 1929 into Sagittarius
Uranus	6°39'41" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	29°19'54" Leo	Retrograde	Feb 19, 1929	Jul 24, 1929 into Virgo
Pluto	16°14'32" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	24°19'27" Taurus	Direct	Nov 29, 1928	Jun 18, 1930 into Aries

Sky Events on March 16, 1929

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 30% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 16, 01:07 UTC	Mercury enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Mar 16, 01:28 UTC	Mercury sextile Saturn	Exact sextile
Mar 16, 09:23 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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