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Where Were the Planets on March 17, 1921?

Quick Answer

On March 17, 1921, the Sun was in Pisces (26°21' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (54% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 17, 1921. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°48' Gemini at midnight UTC to 7°53' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 17, 1921
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°21'48" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1921	Mar 21, 1921 into Aries
Moon	0°49'19" Cancer	Direct	Mar 17, 1921	Mar 19, 1921 into Leo
Mercury	3°32'01" Pisces	Stationing retrograde	Feb 5, 1921	Apr 14, 1921 into Aries
Venus	6°15'02" Taurus	Direct	Mar 7, 1921	Apr 25, 1921 into Aries
Mars	24°16'23" Aries	Direct	Feb 13, 1921	Mar 25, 1921 into Taurus
Jupiter	12°23'07" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 27, 1920	Sep 25, 1921 into Libra
Saturn	21°02'09" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 12, 1919	Oct 7, 1921 into Libra
Uranus	6°48'16" Pisces	Direct	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	11°18'01" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	6°48'12" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	29°00'08" Libra	Direct	Feb 26, 1921	Sep 16, 1922 into Virgo

Sky Events on March 17, 1921

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 17, 03:49 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Gemini	26°01' Gemini
Mar 17, 10:36 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Mar 17, 11:26 UTC	Uranus trine Pluto	Exact trine

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