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Where Were the Planets on March 17, 1942?

Quick Answer

On March 17, 1942, the Sun was in Pisces (26°15' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 17, 1942. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°51' Pisces at midnight UTC to 8°43' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 17, 1942
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°15'53" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1942	Mar 21, 1942 into Aries
Moon	2°19'29" Aries	Direct	Mar 17, 1942	Mar 19, 1942 into Taurus
Mercury	0°39'10" Pisces	Direct	Mar 17, 1942	Apr 5, 1942 into Aries
Venus	13°47'20" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 5, 1941	Apr 6, 1942 into Pisces
Mars	6°00'41" Gemini	Direct	Mar 7, 1942	Apr 26, 1942 into Cancer
Jupiter	13°56'23" Gemini	Direct	May 26, 1941	Jun 10, 1942 into Cancer
Saturn	24°08'07" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	27°06'05" Taurus	Direct	Oct 5, 1941	May 15, 1942 into Gemini
Neptune	28°34'25" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	3°39'20" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	12°50'47" Virgo	Direct	Apr 27, 1941	Nov 15, 1942 into Leo

Sky Events on March 17, 1942

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 17, 00:10 UTC	Mercury enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Mar 17, 07:40 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Mar 17, 18:40 UTC	Venus trine Jupiter	Exact trine

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