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Where Were the Planets on March 16, 1930?

Quick Answer

On March 16, 1930, the Sun was in Pisces (25°10' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (96% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 16, 1930. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°56' Libra at midnight UTC to 24°58' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 16, 1930
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°10'34" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1930	Mar 21, 1930 into Aries
Moon	18°00'56" Libra	Direct	Mar 15, 1930	Mar 17, 1930 into Scorpio
Mercury	10°50'24" Pisces	Direct	Mar 9, 1930	Mar 26, 1930 into Aries
Venus	4°25'51" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 1930	Apr 6, 1930 into Taurus
Mars	29°24'58" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 1930	Mar 17, 1930 into Pisces
Jupiter	9°25'37" Gemini	Direct	Jun 12, 1929	Jun 26, 1930 into Cancer
Saturn	10°49'56" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 30, 1929	Feb 24, 1932 into Aquarius
Uranus	10°24'34" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	1°35'36" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	17°29'14" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	4°59'45" Taurus	Direct	Nov 29, 1928	Jun 18, 1930 into Aries

Sky Events on March 16, 1930

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 16, 11:53 UTC	Mercury sextile Saturn	Exact sextile

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