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Where Were the Planets on March 16, 1941?

Quick Answer

On March 16, 1941, the Sun was in Pisces (25°30' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (87% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 16, 1941. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°58' Libra at midnight UTC to 14°45' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 16, 1941
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°30'46" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1941	Mar 21, 1941 into Aries
Moon	7°23'40" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 16, 1941	Mar 18, 1941 into Sagittarius
Mercury	29°59'32" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 7, 1941	Mar 16, 1941 into Pisces
Venus	16°53'33" Pisces	Direct	Mar 2, 1941	Mar 27, 1941 into Aries
Mars	18°15'14" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 17, 1941	Apr 2, 1941 into Aquarius
Jupiter	14°04'21" Taurus	Direct	May 16, 1940	May 26, 1941 into Gemini
Saturn	11°36'03" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	23°01'24" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	26°21'05" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	2°12'37" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	2°13'39" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on March 16, 1941

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 87% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 16, 00:02 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Mar 16, 12:25 UTC	Mercury enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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