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Where Were the Planets on March 17, 1927?

Quick Answer

On March 17, 1927, the Sun was in Pisces (25°54' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (99% illuminated). Mercury, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 17, 1927. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°46' Virgo at midnight UTC to 21°40' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 17, 1927
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°54'07" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1927	Mar 21, 1927 into Aries
Moon	15°43'52" Virgo	Direct	Mar 16, 1927	Mar 18, 1927 into Libra
Mercury	18°22'23" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 10, 1927	Apr 17, 1927 into Aries
Venus	23°20'04" Aries	Direct	Feb 26, 1927	Mar 22, 1927 into Taurus
Mars	12°35'08" Gemini	Direct	Feb 22, 1927	Apr 17, 1927 into Cancer
Jupiter	13°43'27" Pisces	Direct	Jan 18, 1927	Jun 6, 1927 into Aries
Saturn	7°40'07" Sagittarius	Stationing retrograde	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	29°11'21" Pisces	Direct	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	24°49'00" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	13°48'04" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	2°58'49" Cancer	Direct	Oct 23, 1925	May 12, 1927 into Gemini

Sky Events on March 17, 1927

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 17, 19:35 UTC	Jupiter trine Pluto	Exact trine

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