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Where Were the Planets on March 23, 1917?

Quick Answer

On March 23, 1917, the Sun was in Aries (2°17' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 23, 1917. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°27' Pisces at midnight UTC to 14°06' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 23, 1917
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°17'23" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1917	Apr 20, 1917 into Taurus
Moon	6°49'17" Aries	Direct	Mar 23, 1917	Mar 25, 1917 into Taurus
Mercury	26°09'55" Pisces	Direct	Mar 8, 1917	Mar 25, 1917 into Aries
Venus	23°34'53" Pisces	Direct	Mar 4, 1917	Mar 28, 1917 into Aries
Mars	27°28'43" Pisces	Direct	Feb 16, 1917	Mar 26, 1917 into Aries
Jupiter	7°23'53" Taurus	Direct	Feb 12, 1917	Jun 29, 1917 into Gemini
Saturn	23°39'38" Cancer	Retrograde	Dec 7, 1916	Jun 24, 1917 into Leo
Uranus	22°00'34" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	2°12'26" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	2°20'20" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	16°03'00" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 3, 1916	Jan 20, 1918 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on March 23, 1917

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

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 23, 00:53 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Mar 23, 04:05 UTC	New Moon in Aries	1°58' Aries
Mar 23, 10:01 UTC	The Sun trine Neptune	Exact trine
Mar 23, 13:11 UTC	The Sun square Pluto	Exact square
Mar 23, 13:31 UTC	Venus trine Saturn	Exact trine

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