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Where Were the Planets on March 16, 1946?

Quick Answer

On March 16, 1946, the Sun was in Pisces (25°17' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (98% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 16, 1946. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°30' Virgo at midnight UTC to 16°24' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 16, 1946
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°17'55" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1946	Mar 21, 1946 into Aries
Moon	9°59'23" Virgo	Direct	Mar 15, 1946	Mar 18, 1946 into Libra
Mercury	10°13'06" Aries	Stationing retrograde	Mar 4, 1946	Apr 1, 1946 into Pisces
Venus	5°46'47" Aries	Direct	Mar 11, 1946	Apr 5, 1946 into Taurus
Mars	16°56'09" Cancer	Direct	Dec 26, 1945	Apr 22, 1946 into Leo
Jupiter	25°42'06" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 25, 1945	Sep 25, 1946 into Scorpio
Saturn	17°57'45" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	13°39'57" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	7°35'04" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	9°43'26" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	25°32'01" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on March 16, 1946

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

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Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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