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Where Were the Planets on February 21, 1917?

Quick Answer

On February 21, 1917, the Sun was in Pisces (2°18' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 21, 1917. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°04' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 6°15' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 21, 1917
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°18'23" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1917	Mar 21, 1917 into Aries
Moon	28°40'31" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 19, 1917	Feb 21, 1917 into Pisces
Mercury	7°45'28" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 15, 1917	Mar 8, 1917 into Pisces
Venus	16°13'41" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 8, 1917	Mar 4, 1917 into Pisces
Mars	3°54'05" Pisces	Direct	Feb 16, 1917	Mar 26, 1917 into Aries
Jupiter	1°28'03" Taurus	Direct	Feb 12, 1917	Jun 29, 1917 into Gemini
Saturn	24°36'04" Cancer	Retrograde	Dec 7, 1916	Jun 24, 1917 into Leo
Uranus	20°25'03" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	2°44'47" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	2°26'11" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	17°38'19" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 3, 1916	Jan 20, 1918 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on February 21, 1917

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 21, 14:05 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Feb 21, 15:04 UTC	The Sun trine Pluto	Exact trine
Feb 21, 18:09 UTC	New Moon in Pisces	2°34' Pisces

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