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Where Were the Planets on March 16, 2023?

Quick Answer

On March 16, 2023, the Sun was in Pisces (25°37' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (34% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Mercury met Neptune in Pisces. Intuition is strong and facts are slippery. Good for poetry, bad for paperwork. Venus moved from Aries into Taurus. The Sun squared Mars.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 16, 2023. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°58' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 21°16' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 16, 2023
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°37'44" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 2023	Mar 20, 2023 into Aries
Moon	14°05'33" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 15, 2023	Mar 17, 2023 into Aquarius
Mercury	24°43'17" Pisces	Direct	Mar 2, 2023	Mar 19, 2023 into Aries
Venus	29°28'06" Aries	Direct	Feb 20, 2023	Mar 16, 2023 into Taurus
Mars	25°46'02" Gemini	Direct	Aug 20, 2022	Mar 25, 2023 into Cancer
Jupiter	15°25'44" Aries	Direct	Dec 20, 2022	May 16, 2023 into Taurus
Saturn	1°02'04" Pisces	Direct	Mar 7, 2023	May 25, 2025 into Aries
Uranus	16°05'32" Taurus	Direct	Mar 6, 2019	Jul 7, 2025 into Gemini
Neptune	25°08'21" Pisces	Direct	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	29°51'45" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	6°15'41" Taurus	Direct	Dec 23, 2021	Jul 12, 2023 into Aries

Sky Events on March 16, 2023

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 34% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 16, 17:15 UTC	Mercury conjunct Neptune	Intuition is strong and facts are slippery. Good for poetry, bad for paperwork.
Mar 16, 18:10 UTC	The Sun square Mars	Will meets resistance. Expect friction, impatience and a few arguments that clear the air.
Mar 16, 19:58 UTC	Venus square Pluto	Possessiveness and power plays in love or money.
Mar 16, 22:34 UTC	Venus enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

Born on March 16, 2023?

The Sun, Mercury, Saturn and Neptune were all in Pisces, so everyone born that day is a Pisces several times over. Mercury and Neptune sat less than a degree apart in Pisces, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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