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Where Were the Planets on March 17, 1933?

Quick Answer

On March 17, 1933, the Sun was in Pisces (26°27' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (66% illuminated). Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 17, 1933. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°01' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 15°20' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 17, 1933
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°27'02" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1933	Mar 21, 1933 into Aries
Moon	8°12'08" Sagittarius	Direct	Mar 16, 1933	Mar 19, 1933 into Capricorn
Mercury	6°31'59" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 3, 1933	Mar 25, 1933 into Pisces
Venus	17°27'56" Pisces	Direct	Mar 3, 1933	Mar 27, 1933 into Aries
Mars	5°02'17" Virgo	Retrograde	Nov 13, 1932	Jul 6, 1933 into Libra
Jupiter	17°17'05" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 11, 1932	Sep 10, 1933 into Libra
Saturn	12°37'52" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 20, 1932	Feb 14, 1935 into Pisces
Uranus	21°49'44" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	8°20'09" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	21°18'02" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	6°54'20" Pisces	Direct	Jan 6, 1932	Jul 25, 1933 into Aquarius

Sky Events on March 17, 1933

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 66% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 17, 08:50 UTC	Venus opposite Jupiter	Exact opposition

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