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Where Were the Planets on March 17, 1906?

Quick Answer

On March 17, 1906, the Sun was in Pisces (25°59' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (50% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 17, 1906. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°00' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 2°55' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 17, 1906
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°59'19" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1906	Mar 21, 1906 into Aries
Moon	26°00'45" Sagittarius	Direct	Mar 15, 1906	Mar 17, 1906 into Capricorn
Mercury	14°18'27" Aries	Direct	Mar 8, 1906	May 15, 1906 into Taurus
Venus	3°38'48" Aries	Direct	Mar 14, 1906	Apr 7, 1906 into Taurus
Mars	0°00'11" Taurus	Direct	Mar 17, 1906	Apr 28, 1906 into Gemini
Jupiter	1°07'21" Gemini	Direct	Mar 9, 1906	Jul 30, 1906 into Cancer
Saturn	7°54'28" Pisces	Direct	Jan 8, 1906	Mar 19, 1908 into Aries
Uranus	8°10'48" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	7°36'33" Cancer	Retrograde	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	20°44'14" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	19°08'11" Leo	Direct	Aug 24, 1905	Mar 13, 1907 into Cancer

Sky Events on March 17, 1906

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 50% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 17, 11:53 UTC	Mars enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Mar 17, 11:57 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius	25°59' Sagittarius
Mar 17, 18:53 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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