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Where Were the Planets on March 17, 1905?

Quick Answer

On March 17, 1905, the Sun was in Pisces (26°14' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (81% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 17, 1905. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°04' Cancer at midnight UTC to 12°10' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 17, 1905
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°14'08" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1905	Mar 21, 1905 into Aries
Moon	5°04'50" Leo	Direct	Mar 17, 1905	Mar 19, 1905 into Virgo
Mercury	3°21'26" Aries	Direct	Mar 15, 1905	Apr 1, 1905 into Taurus
Venus	8°05'51" Taurus	Direct	Mar 6, 1905	May 9, 1905 into Aries
Mars	23°34'38" Scorpio	Direct	Jan 13, 1905	Aug 21, 1905 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	2°03'10" Taurus	Direct	Mar 7, 1905	Jul 21, 1905 into Gemini
Saturn	27°17'54" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 19, 1903	Apr 13, 1905 into Pisces
Uranus	4°01'21" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	5°22'24" Cancer	Stationing retrograde	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	19°43'28" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	8°27'53" Virgo	Direct	Feb 4, 1904	Aug 24, 1905 into Leo

Sky Events on March 17, 1905

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 81% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 17, 03:18 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Mar 17, 20:05 UTC	Mercury square Uranus	Exact square

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