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Where Were the Planets on March 16, 1943?

Quick Answer

On March 16, 1943, the Sun was in Pisces (25°01' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (74% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 16, 1943. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°20' Cancer at midnight UTC to 0°08' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 16, 1943
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°01'42" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1943	Mar 21, 1943 into Aries
Moon	24°14'37" Cancer	Direct	Mar 14, 1943	Mar 16, 1943 into Leo
Mercury	8°32'39" Pisces	Direct	Mar 11, 1943	Mar 28, 1943 into Aries
Venus	23°22'15" Aries	Direct	Feb 25, 1943	Mar 21, 1943 into Taurus
Mars	5°57'34" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 8, 1943	Apr 17, 1943 into Pisces
Jupiter	15°12'19" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1942	Jun 30, 1943 into Leo
Saturn	6°54'59" Gemini	Direct	May 8, 1942	Jun 20, 1944 into Cancer
Uranus	1°09'02" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	0°51'09" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 3, 1942	Apr 17, 1943 into Virgo
Pluto	5°09'00" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	23°34'16" Leo	Direct	Nov 15, 1942	Jun 3, 1944 into Cancer

Sky Events on March 16, 1943

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 75% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 16, 23:40 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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