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Where Were the Planets on March 16, 1954?

Quick Answer

On March 16, 1954, the Sun was in Pisces (25°22' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (92% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 16, 1954. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°28' Leo at midnight UTC to 27°46' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 16, 1954
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°22'00" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1954	Mar 21, 1954 into Aries
Moon	21°38'59" Leo	Direct	Mar 14, 1954	Mar 17, 1954 into Virgo
Mercury	1°52'41" Pisces	Direct	Feb 4, 1954	Apr 13, 1954 into Aries
Venus	6°27'45" Aries	Direct	Mar 11, 1954	Apr 4, 1954 into Taurus
Mars	18°13'37" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 9, 1954	Apr 12, 1954 into Capricorn
Jupiter	18°16'32" Gemini	Direct	May 9, 1953	May 24, 1954 into Cancer
Saturn	8°43'50" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	19°03'18" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	25°27'51" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	23°04'14" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	20°48'09" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 23, 1953	Apr 13, 1955 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on March 16, 1954

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 92% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 16, 15:04 UTC	Mars opposite Jupiter	Exact opposition

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