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Where Were the Planets on March 17, 1940?

Quick Answer

On March 17, 1940, the Sun was in Pisces (26°45' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (54% illuminated). Mercury, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 17, 1940. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°31' Gemini at midnight UTC to 7°50' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 17, 1940
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°45'16" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1940	Mar 20, 1940 into Aries
Moon	1°08'11" Cancer	Direct	Mar 17, 1940	Mar 19, 1940 into Leo
Mercury	23°02'19" Pisces	Retrograde	Mar 8, 1940	Apr 17, 1940 into Aries
Venus	10°03'04" Taurus	Direct	Mar 8, 1940	Apr 4, 1940 into Gemini
Mars	19°49'35" Taurus	Direct	Feb 17, 1940	Apr 1, 1940 into Gemini
Jupiter	15°45'20" Aries	Direct	Dec 20, 1939	May 16, 1940 into Taurus
Saturn	29°39'51" Aries	Direct	Sep 22, 1939	Mar 20, 1940 into Taurus
Uranus	19°03'26" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	24°04'28" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	0°45'54" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	21°30'09" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on March 17, 1940

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 17, 03:25 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Gemini	26°24' Gemini
Mar 17, 09:56 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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