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Where Were the Planets on March 3, 1926?

Quick Answer

On March 3, 1926, the Sun was in Pisces (12°09' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (87% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 3, 1926. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°20' Libra at midnight UTC to 0°47' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 3, 1926
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°09'46" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1926	Mar 21, 1926 into Aries
Moon	24°32'58" Libra	Direct	Mar 1, 1926	Mar 3, 1926 into Scorpio
Mercury	25°24'25" Pisces	Direct	Feb 17, 1926	Mar 6, 1926 into Aries
Venus	10°33'11" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 5, 1925	Apr 6, 1926 into Pisces
Mars	15°52'08" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 9, 1926	Mar 23, 1926 into Aquarius
Jupiter	13°09'01" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 6, 1926	Jan 18, 1927 into Pisces
Saturn	26°04'19" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 13, 1924	Dec 2, 1926 into Sagittarius
Uranus	24°40'02" Pisces	Direct	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	22°54'14" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	12°41'47" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	23°02'59" Cancer	Direct	Oct 23, 1925	May 12, 1927 into Gemini

Sky Events on March 3, 1926

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 87% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 3, 01:52 UTC	Mercury conjunct Uranus	Exact conjunction
Mar 3, 20:54 UTC	Mercury trine Saturn	Exact trine
Mar 3, 22:27 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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