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Where Were the Planets on March 16, 1931?

Quick Answer

On March 16, 1931, the Sun was in Pisces (24°56' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (7% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 16, 1931. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°25' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 0°16' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 16, 1931
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°56'25" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1931	Mar 21, 1931 into Aries
Moon	24°21'32" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 14, 1931	Mar 16, 1931 into Pisces
Mercury	25°25'02" Pisces	Direct	Mar 2, 1931	Mar 18, 1931 into Aries
Venus	12°09'15" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 5, 1931	Mar 31, 1931 into Pisces
Mars	27°48'03" Cancer	Direct	Feb 16, 1931	Mar 30, 1931 into Leo
Jupiter	10°35'05" Cancer	Direct	Jun 26, 1930	Jul 17, 1931 into Leo
Saturn	21°27'16" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 30, 1929	Feb 24, 1932 into Aquarius
Uranus	14°10'05" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	3°51'26" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	18°44'53" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	15°40'04" Aries	Direct	Jun 18, 1930	Jan 6, 1932 into Pisces

Sky Events on March 16, 1931

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 7% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 16, 00:08 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction
Mar 16, 23:26 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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