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Where Were the Planets on March 16, 1976?

Quick Answer

On March 16, 1976, the Sun was in Pisces (26°01' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 16, 1976. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°49' Virgo at midnight UTC to 9°02' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 16, 1976
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°01'53" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1976	Mar 20, 1976 into Aries
Moon	1°26'08" Libra	Direct	Mar 16, 1976	Mar 18, 1976 into Scorpio
Mercury	11°31'01" Pisces	Direct	Mar 9, 1976	Mar 26, 1976 into Aries
Venus	1°47'56" Pisces	Direct	Mar 15, 1976	Apr 8, 1976 into Aries
Mars	29°06'40" Gemini	Direct	Nov 25, 1975	Mar 18, 1976 into Cancer
Jupiter	27°45'17" Aries	Direct	Mar 18, 1975	Mar 26, 1976 into Taurus
Saturn	26°08'29" Cancer	Retrograde	Jan 14, 1976	Jun 5, 1976 into Leo
Uranus	6°37'19" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	13°58'03" Sagittarius	Stationing direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	10°44'36" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	15°15'57" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 12, 1975	Dec 29, 1976 into Libra

Sky Events on March 16, 1976

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

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 16, 02:53 UTC	Full Moon in Virgo	25°39' Virgo
Mar 16, 09:44 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Mar 16, 14:36 UTC	The Sun trine Saturn	Exact trine

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