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Where Were the Planets on March 16, 2002?

Quick Answer

On March 16, 2002, the Sun was in Pisces (25°43' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (5% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 16, 2002. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°03' Aries at midnight UTC to 27°59' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 16, 2002
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°43'10" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 2002	Mar 20, 2002 into Aries
Moon	22°01'15" Aries	Direct	Mar 14, 2002	Mar 17, 2002 into Taurus
Mercury	7°04'19" Pisces	Direct	Mar 11, 2002	Mar 29, 2002 into Aries
Venus	10°28'48" Aries	Direct	Mar 8, 2002	Apr 1, 2002 into Taurus
Mars	10°28'43" Taurus	Direct	Mar 1, 2002	Apr 13, 2002 into Gemini
Jupiter	5°59'04" Cancer	Direct	Jul 13, 2001	Aug 1, 2002 into Leo
Saturn	9°15'00" Gemini	Direct	Apr 20, 2001	Jun 4, 2003 into Cancer
Uranus	26°32'27" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	10°06'04" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	17°37'27" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	22°25'00" Gemini	Direct	Oct 24, 2001	May 13, 2003 into Taurus

Sky Events on March 16, 2002

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 5% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 16, 04:30 UTC	Venus sextile Neptune	Exact sextile

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