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Where Were the Planets on March 17, 1909?

Quick Answer

On March 17, 1909, the Sun was in Pisces (26°15' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (26% illuminated). Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 17, 1909. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°46' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 2°52' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 17, 1909
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°15'49" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1909	Mar 21, 1909 into Aries
Moon	25°46'15" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 15, 1909	Mar 17, 1909 into Aquarius
Mercury	0°01'30" Pisces	Direct	Mar 17, 1909	Apr 6, 1909 into Aries
Venus	15°26'31" Pisces	Direct	Mar 5, 1909	Mar 29, 1909 into Aries
Mars	14°22'04" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 24, 1909	Apr 9, 1909 into Aquarius
Jupiter	7°27'44" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 12, 1908	Oct 11, 1909 into Libra
Saturn	10°56'17" Aries	Direct	Mar 19, 1908	May 17, 1910 into Taurus
Uranus	20°25'47" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	14°19'52" Cancer	Retrograde	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	23°49'07" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	21°05'56" Gemini	Direct	Sep 30, 1908	Apr 19, 1910 into Taurus

Sky Events on March 17, 1909

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 26% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 17, 10:42 UTC	Mars opposite Neptune	Exact opposition
Mar 17, 11:31 UTC	Mercury enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Mar 17, 19:09 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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