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Where Were the Planets on March 16, 1961?

Quick Answer

On March 16, 1961, the Sun was in Pisces (25°40' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 16, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°28' Pisces at midnight UTC to 29°03' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 16, 1961
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°40'04" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1961	Mar 20, 1961 into Aries
Moon	21°47'43" Pisces	Direct	Mar 15, 1961	Mar 17, 1961 into Aries
Mercury	28°24'02" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 24, 1961	Mar 18, 1961 into Pisces
Venus	28°43'27" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 1961	Jun 5, 1961 into Taurus
Mars	7°29'06" Cancer	Direct	Feb 7, 1961	May 6, 1961 into Leo
Jupiter	0°12'33" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 15, 1961	Aug 12, 1961 into Capricorn
Saturn	27°34'16" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	22°27'44" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	11°01'06" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	6°23'07" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	5°23'59" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on March 16, 1961

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 16, 18:51 UTC	New Moon in Pisces	25°57' Pisces

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