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Where Were the Planets on March 16, 2011?

Quick Answer

On March 16, 2011, the Sun was in Pisces (25°33' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (85% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 16, 2011. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°37' Leo at midnight UTC to 17°03' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 16, 2011
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°33'07" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 2011	Mar 20, 2011 into Aries
Moon	9°47'15" Leo	Direct	Mar 15, 2011	Mar 17, 2011 into Virgo
Mercury	11°58'45" Aries	Direct	Mar 9, 2011	May 15, 2011 into Taurus
Venus	17°05'11" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 2, 2011	Mar 27, 2011 into Pisces
Mars	16°55'14" Pisces	Direct	Feb 23, 2011	Apr 2, 2011 into Aries
Jupiter	11°22'33" Aries	Direct	Jan 22, 2011	Jun 4, 2011 into Taurus
Saturn	15°16'26" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	0°15'13" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	29°23'19" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	7°21'29" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	28°21'28" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 13, 2011	Sep 2, 2012 into Scorpio

Sky Events on March 16, 2011

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 85% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 16, 01:26 UTC	Mercury conjunct Jupiter	Exact conjunction

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