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Where Were the Planets on March 16, 1942?

Quick Answer

On March 16, 1942, the Sun was in Pisces (25°16' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 16, 1942. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°43' Pisces at midnight UTC to 25°50' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 16, 1942
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°16'09" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1942	Mar 21, 1942 into Aries
Moon	19°18'59" Pisces	Direct	Mar 15, 1942	Mar 17, 1942 into Aries
Mercury	29°20'09" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 9, 1942	Mar 17, 1942 into Pisces
Venus	13°08'17" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 5, 1941	Apr 6, 1942 into Pisces
Mars	5°25'00" Gemini	Direct	Mar 7, 1942	Apr 26, 1942 into Cancer
Jupiter	13°49'13" Gemini	Direct	May 26, 1941	Jun 10, 1942 into Cancer
Saturn	24°02'52" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	27°04'02" Taurus	Direct	Oct 5, 1941	May 15, 1942 into Gemini
Neptune	28°36'04" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	3°40'05" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	12°53'57" Virgo	Direct	Apr 27, 1941	Nov 15, 1942 into Leo

Sky Events on March 16, 1942

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 16, 23:36 UTC	Partial Solar Eclipse in Pisces	25°45' Pisces

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