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Where Were the Planets on March 16, 1945?

Quick Answer

On March 16, 1945, the Sun was in Pisces (25°32' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (8% illuminated). Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 16, 1945. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°15' Aries at midnight UTC to 6°16' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 16, 1945
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°32'28" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1945	Mar 20, 1945 into Aries
Moon	28°48'27" Aries	Direct	Mar 14, 1945	Mar 16, 1945 into Taurus
Mercury	9°47'41" Aries	Direct	Mar 11, 1945	May 16, 1945 into Taurus
Venus	2°02'29" Taurus	Direct	Mar 11, 1945	Apr 7, 1945 into Aries
Mars	23°16'15" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 14, 1945	Mar 25, 1945 into Pisces
Jupiter	22°11'11" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 26, 1944	Aug 25, 1945 into Libra
Saturn	3°56'00" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	9°27'43" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	5°19'52" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	8°10'14" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	14°51'43" Cancer	Direct	Jun 3, 1944	Dec 22, 1945 into Gemini

Sky Events on March 16, 1945

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 8% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 16, 07:28 UTC	Mercury sextile Uranus	Exact sextile
Mar 16, 13:54 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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