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Where Were the Planets on March 16, 2009?

Quick Answer

On March 16, 2009, the Sun was in Pisces (26°01' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (71% illuminated). Venus and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 16, 2009. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°11' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 7°25' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 16, 2009
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°01'57" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 2009	Mar 20, 2009 into Aries
Moon	1°20'57" Sagittarius	Direct	Mar 16, 2009	Mar 18, 2009 into Capricorn
Mercury	12°50'48" Pisces	Direct	Mar 8, 2009	Mar 25, 2009 into Aries
Venus	13°28'34" Aries	Retrograde	Feb 3, 2009	Apr 11, 2009 into Pisces
Mars	1°03'57" Pisces	Direct	Mar 15, 2009	Apr 22, 2009 into Aries
Jupiter	16°01'29" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 5, 2009	Jan 18, 2010 into Pisces
Saturn	17°46'17" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	22°48'10" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	25°06'40" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	3°12'05" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	7°00'50" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 2008	Jul 26, 2009 into Capricorn

Sky Events on March 16, 2009

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 71% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 16, 09:21 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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