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Where Were the Planets on March 17, 1901?

Quick Answer

On March 17, 1901, the Sun was in Pisces (26°12' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (13% illuminated). Mercury and Mars were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 17, 1901. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°29' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 21°37' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 17, 1901
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°12'55" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1901	Mar 21, 1901 into Aries
Moon	14°29'56" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 16, 1901	Mar 18, 1901 into Pisces
Mercury	8°47'05" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 7, 1901	Apr 15, 1901 into Aries
Venus	14°46'53" Pisces	Direct	Mar 5, 1901	Mar 29, 1901 into Aries
Mars	25°05'38" Leo	Retrograde	Mar 1, 1901	May 11, 1901 into Virgo
Jupiter	10°07'42" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 19, 1901	Feb 6, 1902 into Aquarius
Saturn	15°07'45" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 17, 1900	Jan 19, 1903 into Aquarius
Uranus	16°53'27" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	26°28'06" Gemini	Direct	Mar 22, 1889	Jul 19, 1901 into Cancer
Pluto	15°44'13" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	25°49'49" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 28, 1900	Jul 18, 1902 into Libra

Sky Events on March 17, 1901

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 13% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 17, 18:08 UTC	The Sun square Neptune	Exact square
Mar 17, 19:03 UTC	Venus sextile Saturn	Exact sextile

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