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Where Were the Planets on March 17, 1943?

Quick Answer

On March 17, 1943, the Sun was in Pisces (26°01' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (82% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 17, 1943. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°09' Leo at midnight UTC to 12°02' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 17, 1943
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°01'25" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1943	Mar 21, 1943 into Aries
Moon	6°05'11" Leo	Direct	Mar 16, 1943	Mar 19, 1943 into Virgo
Mercury	10°13'18" Pisces	Direct	Mar 11, 1943	Mar 28, 1943 into Aries
Venus	24°35'35" Aries	Direct	Feb 25, 1943	Mar 21, 1943 into Taurus
Mars	6°42'30" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 8, 1943	Apr 17, 1943 into Pisces
Jupiter	15°13'16" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1942	Jun 30, 1943 into Leo
Saturn	6°59'04" Gemini	Direct	May 8, 1942	Jun 20, 1944 into Cancer
Uranus	1°10'54" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	0°49'30" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 3, 1942	Apr 17, 1943 into Virgo
Pluto	5°08'12" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	23°31'05" Leo	Direct	Nov 15, 1942	Jun 3, 1944 into Cancer

Sky Events on March 17, 1943

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 82% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 17, 21:44 UTC	Mars trine Saturn	Exact trine

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