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Where Were the Planets on March 16, 1974?

Quick Answer

On March 16, 1974, the Sun was in Pisces (25°31' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (44% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 16, 1974. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°10' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 9°01' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 16, 1974
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°31'10" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1974	Mar 21, 1974 into Aries
Moon	3°07'17" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 16, 1974	Mar 18, 1974 into Aquarius
Mercury	29°09'44" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 2, 1974	Mar 17, 1974 into Pisces
Venus	10°41'49" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 28, 1974	Apr 6, 1974 into Pisces
Mars	9°36'31" Gemini	Direct	Feb 27, 1974	Apr 20, 1974 into Cancer
Jupiter	1°52'02" Pisces	Direct	Mar 8, 1974	Mar 18, 1975 into Aries
Saturn	28°02'21" Gemini	Direct	Jan 7, 1974	Apr 18, 1974 into Cancer
Uranus	26°58'31" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	9°36'30" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	5°44'59" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	23°58'30" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on March 16, 1974

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 44% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 16, 05:41 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Mar 16, 11:58 UTC	Mars opposite Neptune	Exact opposition

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