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Where Were the Planets on March 17, 1916?

Quick Answer

On March 17, 1916, the Sun was in Pisces (26°34' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (95% illuminated). Mars and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 17, 1916. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°36' Leo at midnight UTC to 6°14' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 17, 1916
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°34'26" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1916	Mar 20, 1916 into Aries
Moon	29°53'33" Leo	Direct	Mar 15, 1916	Mar 17, 1916 into Virgo
Mercury	3°36'20" Pisces	Direct	Mar 15, 1916	Apr 2, 1916 into Aries
Venus	8°45'37" Taurus	Direct	Mar 9, 1916	Apr 5, 1916 into Gemini
Mars	10°25'52" Leo	Stationing direct	Oct 7, 1915	May 28, 1916 into Virgo
Jupiter	7°52'53" Aries	Direct	Feb 12, 1916	Jun 26, 1916 into Taurus
Saturn	9°34'36" Cancer	Direct	May 11, 1915	Oct 17, 1916 into Leo
Uranus	17°54'30" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	0°01'50" Leo	Retrograde	Jul 19, 1915	Mar 19, 1916 into Cancer
Pluto	1°14'12" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	5°41'46" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 14, 1914	Jul 3, 1916 into Capricorn

Sky Events on March 17, 1916

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 95% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 17, 12:12 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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