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Where Were the Planets on March 16, 1991?

Quick Answer

On March 16, 1991, the Sun was in Pisces (25°23' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Jupiter and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 16, 1991. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°40' Pisces at midnight UTC to 4°10' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 16, 1991
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°23'49" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1991	Mar 21, 1991 into Aries
Moon	27°23'20" Pisces	Direct	Mar 14, 1991	Mar 16, 1991 into Aries
Mercury	8°39'54" Aries	Direct	Mar 11, 1991	May 16, 1991 into Taurus
Venus	27°04'55" Aries	Direct	Feb 22, 1991	Mar 18, 1991 into Taurus
Mars	21°00'35" Gemini	Direct	Jan 21, 1991	Apr 3, 1991 into Cancer
Jupiter	3°51'51" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 18, 1990	Sep 12, 1991 into Virgo
Saturn	3°55'24" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 1991	May 21, 1993 into Pisces
Uranus	13°21'19" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	16°27'29" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	20°13'57" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	25°11'06" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 15, 1990	Jul 4, 1992 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on March 16, 1991

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 16, 01:25 UTC	Jupiter opposite Saturn	Exact opposition
Mar 16, 08:11 UTC	New Moon in Pisces	25°14' Pisces
Mar 16, 16:37 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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