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Where Were the Planets on March 16, 1917?

Quick Answer

On March 16, 1917, the Sun was in Pisces (25°20' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (50% illuminated). Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 16, 1917. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°13' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 1°55' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 16, 1917
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°20'05" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1917	Mar 21, 1917 into Aries
Moon	25°02'45" Sagittarius	Direct	Mar 14, 1917	Mar 16, 1917 into Capricorn
Mercury	13°16'37" Pisces	Direct	Mar 8, 1917	Mar 25, 1917 into Aries
Venus	14°52'39" Pisces	Direct	Mar 4, 1917	Mar 28, 1917 into Aries
Mars	22°00'21" Pisces	Direct	Feb 16, 1917	Mar 26, 1917 into Aries
Jupiter	5°54'31" Taurus	Direct	Feb 12, 1917	Jun 29, 1917 into Gemini
Saturn	23°44'22" Cancer	Retrograde	Dec 7, 1916	Jun 24, 1917 into Leo
Uranus	21°39'58" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	2°17'51" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	2°19'52" Cancer	Stationing direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	16°25'15" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 3, 1916	Jan 20, 1918 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on March 16, 1917

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

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 16, 12:33 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius	25°21' Sagittarius
Mar 16, 20:38 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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