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Where Were the Planets on March 16, 1977?

Quick Answer

On March 16, 1977, the Sun was in Pisces (25°47' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (11% illuminated). Venus, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 16, 1977. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°06' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 23°22' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 16, 1977
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°47'05" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1977	Mar 20, 1977 into Aries
Moon	16°46'29" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 15, 1977	Mar 17, 1977 into Pisces
Mercury	26°02'58" Pisces	Direct	Mar 2, 1977	Mar 18, 1977 into Aries
Venus	24°33'15" Aries	Stationing direct	Feb 2, 1977	Jun 6, 1977 into Taurus
Mars	27°11'31" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 9, 1977	Mar 20, 1977 into Pisces
Jupiter	26°41'47" Taurus	Direct	Oct 16, 1976	Apr 3, 1977 into Gemini
Saturn	10°32'21" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 5, 1976	Nov 17, 1977 into Virgo
Uranus	11°23'59" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	16°08'30" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	13°17'38" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	25°56'16" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on March 16, 1977

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

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 16, 05:25 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction
Mar 16, 20:37 UTC	Mercury sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile

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