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Where Were the Planets on March 16, 1951?

Quick Answer

On March 16, 1951, the Sun was in Pisces (25°05' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (57% illuminated). Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 16, 1951. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°28' Gemini at midnight UTC to 9°23' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 16, 1951
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°05'38" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1951	Mar 21, 1951 into Aries
Moon	3°25'39" Cancer	Direct	Mar 16, 1951	Mar 18, 1951 into Leo
Mercury	0°00'36" Aries	Direct	Mar 16, 1951	Apr 2, 1951 into Taurus
Venus	24°00'05" Aries	Direct	Feb 24, 1951	Mar 21, 1951 into Taurus
Mars	11°12'39" Aries	Direct	Mar 1, 1951	Apr 10, 1951 into Taurus
Jupiter	21°29'22" Pisces	Direct	Dec 1, 1950	Apr 21, 1951 into Aries
Saturn	29°18'20" Virgo	Retrograde	Mar 7, 1951	Aug 13, 1951 into Libra
Uranus	5°24'14" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	18°47'09" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	17°51'11" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	18°50'24" Pisces	Direct	Aug 17, 1950	Mar 6, 1952 into Aquarius

Sky Events on March 16, 1951

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 57% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 16, 03:49 UTC	Mercury opposite Saturn	Exact opposition
Mar 16, 05:05 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Mar 16, 11:52 UTC	Mercury enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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