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Where Were the Planets on March 21, 1917?

Quick Answer

On March 21, 1917, the Sun was in Aries (0°18' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (4% illuminated). Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 21, 1917. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°40' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 14°34' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 21, 1917
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°18'19" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1917	Apr 20, 1917 into Taurus
Moon	7°07'54" Pisces	Direct	Mar 21, 1917	Mar 23, 1917 into Aries
Mercury	22°22'43" Pisces	Direct	Mar 8, 1917	Mar 25, 1917 into Aries
Venus	21°05'43" Pisces	Direct	Mar 4, 1917	Mar 28, 1917 into Aries
Mars	25°55'02" Pisces	Direct	Feb 16, 1917	Mar 26, 1917 into Aries
Jupiter	6°58'02" Taurus	Direct	Feb 12, 1917	Jun 29, 1917 into Gemini
Saturn	23°40'26" Cancer	Retrograde	Dec 7, 1916	Jun 24, 1917 into Leo
Uranus	21°54'49" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	2°13'50" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	2°20'05" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	16°09'22" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 3, 1916	Jan 20, 1918 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on March 21, 1917

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 4% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 21, 00:30 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Mar 21, 04:37 UTC	The Sun enters Aries	March Equinox

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