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Where Were the Planets on March 16, 1952?

Quick Answer

On March 16, 1952, the Sun was in Pisces (25°50' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (77% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 16, 1952. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°48' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 29°16' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 16, 1952
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°50'54" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1952	Mar 20, 1952 into Aries
Moon	22°31'22" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 14, 1952	Mar 17, 1952 into Sagittarius
Mercury	13°57'23" Aries	Direct	Mar 7, 1952	May 14, 1952 into Taurus
Venus	29°52'56" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 21, 1952	Mar 16, 1952 into Pisces
Mars	17°59'50" Scorpio	Direct	Jan 20, 1952	Aug 27, 1952 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	19°39'21" Aries	Direct	Apr 21, 1951	Apr 28, 1952 into Taurus
Saturn	12°50'37" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	9°54'08" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	20°59'50" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	19°32'52" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	29°27'32" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on March 16, 1952

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 78% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 16, 01:37 UTC	Jupiter trine Pluto	Exact trine
Mar 16, 14:17 UTC	Venus enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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