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Where Were the Planets on March 17, 1918?

Quick Answer

On March 17, 1918, the Sun was in Pisces (26°05' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (29% illuminated). Mars, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 17, 1918. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°37' Taurus at midnight UTC to 7°26' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 17, 1918
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°05'24" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1918	Mar 21, 1918 into Aries
Moon	0°36'06" Gemini	Direct	Mar 17, 1918	Mar 19, 1918 into Cancer
Mercury	0°22'55" Aries	Direct	Mar 17, 1918	Apr 2, 1918 into Taurus
Venus	16°41'39" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 5, 1917	Apr 5, 1918 into Pisces
Mars	23°00'27" Virgo	Retrograde	Feb 25, 1918	Jun 23, 1918 into Libra
Jupiter	5°21'51" Gemini	Direct	Jun 29, 1917	Jul 13, 1918 into Cancer
Saturn	8°05'22" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1917	Aug 12, 1919 into Virgo
Uranus	25°30'07" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	4°32'21" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	3°26'08" Cancer	Stationing direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	27°02'23" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1918	Aug 10, 1919 into Scorpio

Sky Events on March 17, 1918

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 29% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 17, 07:24 UTC	Mercury enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Mar 17, 10:57 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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