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Where Were the Planets on March 24, 1917?

Quick Answer

On March 24, 1917, the Sun was in Aries (3°16' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (3% illuminated). Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 24, 1917. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°07' Aries at midnight UTC to 28°28' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 24, 1917
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°16'52" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1917	Apr 20, 1917 into Taurus
Moon	21°20'56" Aries	Direct	Mar 23, 1917	Mar 25, 1917 into Taurus
Mercury	28°05'22" Pisces	Direct	Mar 8, 1917	Mar 25, 1917 into Aries
Venus	24°49'26" Pisces	Direct	Mar 4, 1917	Mar 28, 1917 into Aries
Mars	28°15'30" Pisces	Direct	Feb 16, 1917	Mar 26, 1917 into Aries
Jupiter	7°36'54" Taurus	Direct	Feb 12, 1917	Jun 29, 1917 into Gemini
Saturn	23°39'24" Cancer	Stationing direct	Dec 7, 1916	Jun 24, 1917 into Leo
Uranus	22°03'24" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	2°11'47" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	2°20'30" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	15°59'50" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 3, 1916	Jan 20, 1918 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on March 24, 1917

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 3% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 24, 15:30 UTC	Mercury conjunct Mars	Exact conjunction

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