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Where Were the Planets on March 17, 1936?

Quick Answer

On March 17, 1936, the Sun was in Pisces (26°43' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (38% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 17, 1936. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°50' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 17°00' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 17, 1936
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°43'48" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1936	Mar 20, 1936 into Aries
Moon	10°22'28" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 16, 1936	Mar 18, 1936 into Aquarius
Mercury	6°26'18" Pisces	Direct	Mar 13, 1936	Mar 31, 1936 into Aries
Venus	29°51'08" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 22, 1936	Mar 17, 1936 into Pisces
Mars	18°30'32" Aries	Direct	Feb 22, 1936	Apr 1, 1936 into Taurus
Jupiter	23°32'02" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 9, 1935	Dec 2, 1936 into Capricorn
Saturn	14°30'59" Pisces	Direct	Feb 14, 1935	Apr 25, 1937 into Aries
Uranus	3°20'34" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	15°05'40" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	25°15'12" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	8°52'05" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 12, 1935	Aug 31, 1936 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on March 17, 1936

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 38% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 17, 14:53 UTC	Venus enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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