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Where Were the Planets on March 17, 1928?

Quick Answer

On March 17, 1928, the Sun was in Pisces (26°39' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (23% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 17, 1928. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°13' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 6°19' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 17, 1928
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°39'22" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1928	Mar 20, 1928 into Aries
Moon	29°43'06" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 15, 1928	Mar 17, 1928 into Aquarius
Mercury	29°32'33" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 29, 1928	Mar 18, 1928 into Pisces
Venus	29°12'39" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 22, 1928	Mar 18, 1928 into Pisces
Mars	13°51'25" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 28, 1928	Apr 7, 1928 into Pisces
Jupiter	11°42'38" Aries	Direct	Jan 23, 1928	Jun 4, 1928 into Taurus
Saturn	19°01'29" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	2°58'43" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	27°02'57" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	15°00'32" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	13°35'57" Gemini	Direct	May 12, 1927	Nov 29, 1928 into Taurus

Sky Events on March 17, 1928

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 23% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 17, 12:30 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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