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Where Were the Planets on March 16, 1957?

Quick Answer

On March 16, 1957, the Sun was in Pisces (25°38' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 16, 1957. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°45' Virgo at midnight UTC to 8°41' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 16, 1957
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°38'25" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1957	Mar 20, 1957 into Aries
Moon	1°15'42" Libra	Direct	Mar 16, 1957	Mar 18, 1957 into Scorpio
Mercury	21°34'22" Pisces	Direct	Mar 4, 1957	Mar 20, 1957 into Aries
Venus	18°14'48" Pisces	Direct	Mar 1, 1957	Mar 25, 1957 into Aries
Mars	29°07'23" Taurus	Direct	Jan 28, 1957	Mar 17, 1957 into Gemini
Jupiter	27°02'55" Virgo	Retrograde	Feb 19, 1957	Aug 7, 1957 into Libra
Saturn	14°15'37" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	3°08'11" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	2°08'13" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 19, 1956	Jun 15, 1957 into Libra
Pluto	28°34'44" Leo	Retrograde	Jan 15, 1957	Aug 19, 1957 into Virgo
North Node	22°45'55" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 30, 1956	May 20, 1958 into Libra

Sky Events on March 16, 1957

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 16, 02:22 UTC	Full Moon in Virgo	25°14' Virgo
Mar 16, 09:58 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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