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Where Were the Planets on March 16, 1985?

Quick Answer

On March 16, 1985, the Sun was in Pisces (25°50' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (23% illuminated). Venus, Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 16, 1985. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°58' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 5°42' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 16, 1985
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°50'44" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1985	Mar 20, 1985 into Aries
Moon	29°22'22" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 14, 1985	Mar 16, 1985 into Aquarius
Mercury	14°09'29" Aries	Direct	Mar 7, 1985	May 14, 1985 into Taurus
Venus	22°08'40" Aries	Stationing direct	Feb 2, 1985	Jun 6, 1985 into Taurus
Mars	0°56'07" Taurus	Direct	Mar 15, 1985	Apr 26, 1985 into Gemini
Jupiter	8°07'01" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 1985	Feb 20, 1986 into Pisces
Saturn	28°03'32" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 24, 1983	Nov 17, 1985 into Sagittarius
Uranus	17°57'59" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	3°30'27" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	4°20'05" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	21°12'24" Taurus	Direct	Oct 1, 1984	Apr 20, 1986 into Aries

Sky Events on March 16, 1985

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 23% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 16, 13:10 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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