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Where Were the Planets on March 16, 1984?

Quick Answer

On March 16, 1984, the Sun was in Pisces (26°05' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (98% illuminated). Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 16, 1984. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°12' Virgo at midnight UTC to 20°30' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 16, 1984
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°05'25" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1984	Mar 20, 1984 into Aries
Moon	12°51'38" Virgo	Direct	Mar 15, 1984	Mar 17, 1984 into Libra
Mercury	3°36'03" Aries	Direct	Mar 14, 1984	Mar 31, 1984 into Taurus
Venus	2°26'15" Pisces	Direct	Mar 14, 1984	Apr 7, 1984 into Aries
Mars	26°05'57" Scorpio	Direct	Jan 11, 1984	Aug 17, 1984 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	10°02'43" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 19, 1984	Feb 6, 1985 into Aquarius
Saturn	16°00'52" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 24, 1983	Nov 17, 1985 into Sagittarius
Uranus	13°33'42" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	1°20'22" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 19, 1984	Jun 22, 1984 into Sagittarius
Pluto	1°39'46" Scorpio	Retrograde	Nov 5, 1983	May 18, 1984 into Libra
North Node	10°32'05" Gemini	Direct	Mar 14, 1983	Oct 1, 1984 into Taurus

Sky Events on March 16, 1984

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 16, 12:16 UTC	The Sun trine Mars	Exact trine

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