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Where Were the Planets on March 16, 1993?

Quick Answer

On March 16, 1993, the Sun was in Pisces (25°54' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (37% illuminated). Mercury, Venus, Jupiter and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 16, 1993. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°00' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 17°23' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 16, 1993
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°54'37" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1993	Mar 20, 1993 into Aries
Moon	11°14'03" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 15, 1993	Mar 18, 1993 into Aquarius
Mercury	12°10'10" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 7, 1993	Apr 15, 1993 into Aries
Venus	19°29'06" Aries	Retrograde	Feb 2, 1993	Jun 6, 1993 into Taurus
Mars	13°13'44" Cancer	Direct	Sep 12, 1992	Apr 27, 1993 into Leo
Jupiter	11°33'40" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 10, 1992	Nov 10, 1993 into Scorpio
Saturn	24°59'53" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 1991	May 21, 1993 into Pisces
Uranus	21°29'37" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	20°46'14" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	25°25'53" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	16°28'33" Sagittarius	Direct	Jul 4, 1992	Jan 21, 1994 into Scorpio

Sky Events on March 16, 1993

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 37% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 16, 00:34 UTC	The Sun trine Pluto	Exact trine

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