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Where Were the Planets on March 16, 1997?

Quick Answer

On March 16, 1997, the Sun was in Pisces (25°56' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (55% illuminated). Mars and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 16, 1997. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°23' Gemini at midnight UTC to 7°47' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 16, 1997
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°56'35" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1997	Mar 20, 1997 into Aries
Moon	1°38'00" Cancer	Direct	Mar 16, 1997	Mar 18, 1997 into Leo
Mercury	0°38'41" Aries	Direct	Mar 16, 1997	Apr 1, 1997 into Taurus
Venus	21°37'36" Pisces	Direct	Feb 27, 1997	Mar 23, 1997 into Aries
Mars	27°05'37" Virgo	Retrograde	Mar 8, 1997	Jun 19, 1997 into Libra
Jupiter	12°03'32" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1997	Feb 4, 1998 into Pisces
Saturn	8°26'54" Aries	Direct	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	7°20'56" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	29°22'45" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	5°35'05" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	29°06'37" Virgo	Direct	Feb 27, 1997	Sep 17, 1998 into Leo

Sky Events on March 16, 1997

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 55% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 16, 00:06 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Gemini	25°27' Gemini
Mar 16, 04:13 UTC	Mercury enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Mar 16, 08:50 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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