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Where Were the Planets on March 16, 1979?

Quick Answer

On March 16, 1979, the Sun was in Pisces (25°18' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (93% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 16, 1979. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°36' Libra at midnight UTC to 1°08' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 16, 1979
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°18'10" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1979	Mar 21, 1979 into Aries
Moon	24°51'10" Libra	Direct	Mar 14, 1979	Mar 16, 1979 into Scorpio
Mercury	8°22'27" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 3, 1979	Mar 28, 1979 into Pisces
Venus	14°59'54" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 3, 1979	Mar 29, 1979 into Pisces
Mars	13°07'22" Pisces	Direct	Feb 27, 1979	Apr 7, 1979 into Aries
Jupiter	29°09'00" Cancer	Retrograde	Feb 28, 1979	Apr 20, 1979 into Leo
Saturn	9°23'08" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	20°49'19" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	20°28'50" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	18°28'06" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	17°16'53" Virgo	Direct	Jul 19, 1978	Feb 5, 1980 into Leo

Sky Events on March 16, 1979

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 94% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 16, 21:49 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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