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Where Were the Planets on March 17, 1938?

Quick Answer

On March 17, 1938, the Sun was in Pisces (26°14' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (98% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 17, 1938. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°32' Libra at midnight UTC to 18°45' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 17, 1938
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°14'40" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1938	Mar 21, 1938 into Aries
Moon	12°11'41" Libra	Direct	Mar 16, 1938	Mar 18, 1938 into Scorpio
Mercury	4°56'47" Aries	Direct	Mar 15, 1938	Apr 1, 1938 into Taurus
Venus	6°21'33" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 1938	Apr 5, 1938 into Taurus
Mars	3°43'34" Taurus	Direct	Mar 12, 1938	Apr 23, 1938 into Gemini
Jupiter	20°07'10" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 20, 1937	May 14, 1938 into Pisces
Saturn	6°29'18" Aries	Direct	Jan 14, 1938	Jul 6, 1939 into Taurus
Uranus	11°06'50" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	19°36'10" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	27°58'31" Cancer	Retrograde	Nov 25, 1937	Aug 3, 1938 into Leo
North Node	0°12'43" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 31, 1936	Mar 21, 1938 into Scorpio

Sky Events on March 17, 1938

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 17, 14:46 UTC	Venus conjunct Saturn	Exact conjunction

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