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Where Were the Planets on March 16, 2001?

Quick Answer

On March 16, 2001, the Sun was in Pisces (25°57' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (54% illuminated). Venus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 16, 2001. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°41' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 27°57' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 16, 2001
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°57'31" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 2001	Mar 20, 2001 into Aries
Moon	21°51'56" Sagittarius	Direct	Mar 14, 2001	Mar 17, 2001 into Capricorn
Mercury	29°05'00" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 2001	Mar 17, 2001 into Pisces
Venus	16°34'38" Aries	Retrograde	Feb 2, 2001	Jun 6, 2001 into Taurus
Mars	14°24'47" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 14, 2001	Sep 8, 2001 into Capricorn
Jupiter	5°07'14" Gemini	Direct	Jun 30, 2000	Jul 13, 2001 into Cancer
Saturn	26°19'48" Taurus	Direct	Oct 16, 2000	Apr 20, 2001 into Gemini
Uranus	22°45'32" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	7°58'01" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	15°16'43" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	11°44'41" Cancer	Direct	Apr 5, 2000	Oct 24, 2001 into Gemini

Sky Events on March 16, 2001

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 16, 20:45 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius	26°19' Sagittarius
Mar 16, 21:47 UTC	The Sun sextile Saturn	Exact sextile

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