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Where Were the Planets on March 16, 2078?

Quick Answer

On March 16, 2078, the Sun is in Pisces (26°18' at noon UTC), the Moon moves from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase is Waxing Crescent (9% illuminated). Mercury and Neptune are retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 16, 2078. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°34' Aries at midnight UTC to 8°27' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 16, 2078
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°18'05" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 2078	Mar 20, 2078 into Aries
Moon	1°03'25" Taurus	Direct	Mar 16, 2078	Mar 18, 2078 into Gemini
Mercury	29°41'10" Pisces	Retrograde	Mar 16, 2078	Apr 17, 2078 into Aries
Venus	10°05'58" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 2078	Apr 3, 2078 into Pisces
Mars	15°09'05" Scorpio	Direct	Jan 21, 2078	May 18, 2078 into Libra
Jupiter	14°55'09" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 8, 2077	Jan 2, 2079 into Capricorn
Saturn	20°56'26" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 3, 2076	Feb 28, 2079 into Aquarius
Uranus	26°37'41" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 12, 2072	Mar 2, 2079 into Aquarius
Neptune	26°07'02" Cancer	Retrograde	May 1, 2066	Sep 1, 2078 into Leo
Pluto	11°11'19" Aries	Direct	Feb 23, 2068	Jun 9, 2095 into Taurus
North Node	22°28'28" Taurus	Direct	Oct 25, 2077	May 14, 2079 into Aries

Sky Events on March 16, 2078

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 9% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 16, 03:11 UTC	Mercury re-enters Pisces (retrograde)	Leaves Aries
Mar 16, 07:37 UTC	The Sun trine Neptune	Exact trine
Mar 16, 10:17 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Mar 16, 20:10 UTC	The Sun sextile Uranus	Exact sextile

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