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Where Were the Planets on March 16, 1936?

Quick Answer

On March 16, 1936, the Sun was in Pisces (25°44' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (49% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 16, 1936. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°03' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 3°49' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 16, 1936
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°44'06" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1936	Mar 20, 1936 into Aries
Moon	27°24'28" Sagittarius	Direct	Mar 14, 1936	Mar 16, 1936 into Capricorn
Mercury	4°52'44" Pisces	Direct	Mar 13, 1936	Mar 31, 1936 into Aries
Venus	28°37'23" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 22, 1936	Mar 17, 1936 into Pisces
Mars	17°45'23" Aries	Direct	Feb 22, 1936	Apr 1, 1936 into Taurus
Jupiter	23°27'33" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 9, 1935	Dec 2, 1936 into Capricorn
Saturn	14°23'44" Pisces	Direct	Feb 14, 1935	Apr 25, 1937 into Aries
Uranus	3°17'39" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	15°07'18" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	25°15'44" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	8°55'16" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 12, 1935	Aug 31, 1936 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on March 16, 1936

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 49% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 16, 00:42 UTC	The Sun trine Pluto	Exact trine
Mar 16, 08:35 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius	25°35' Sagittarius
Mar 16, 16:51 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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