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Where Were the Planets on March 16, 1975?

Quick Answer

On March 16, 1975, the Sun was in Pisces (25°16' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (11% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 16, 1975. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°01' Aries at midnight UTC to 10°18' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 16, 1975
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°16'38" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1975	Mar 21, 1975 into Aries
Moon	4°09'03" Taurus	Direct	Mar 16, 1975	Mar 18, 1975 into Gemini
Mercury	0°00'33" Pisces	Direct	Mar 16, 1975	Apr 4, 1975 into Aries
Venus	25°51'42" Aries	Direct	Feb 23, 1975	Mar 19, 1975 into Taurus
Mars	10°00'50" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 3, 1975	Apr 11, 1975 into Pisces
Jupiter	29°28'06" Pisces	Direct	Mar 8, 1974	Mar 18, 1975 into Aries
Saturn	11°56'41" Cancer	Direct	Apr 18, 1974	Sep 17, 1975 into Leo
Uranus	1°50'00" Scorpio	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1974	May 1, 1975 into Libra
Neptune	11°47'26" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	8°14'47" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	4°38'49" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on March 16, 1975

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 11% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 16, 03:52 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Mar 16, 11:50 UTC	Mercury enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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