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Where Were the Planets on March 17, 1944?

Quick Answer

On March 17, 1944, the Sun was in Pisces (26°46' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (54% illuminated). Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 17, 1944. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°58' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 29°18' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 17, 1944
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°46'40" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1944	Mar 20, 1944 into Aries
Moon	22°36'02" Sagittarius	Direct	Mar 15, 1944	Mar 18, 1944 into Capricorn
Mercury	26°23'50" Pisces	Direct	Mar 3, 1944	Mar 19, 1944 into Aries
Venus	0°28'23" Pisces	Direct	Mar 17, 1944	Apr 10, 1944 into Aries
Mars	24°41'22" Gemini	Direct	Aug 23, 1943	Mar 28, 1944 into Cancer
Jupiter	18°07'44" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 30, 1943	Jul 26, 1944 into Virgo
Saturn	20°18'12" Gemini	Direct	May 8, 1942	Jun 20, 1944 into Cancer
Uranus	5°19'47" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	3°03'01" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	6°37'41" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	4°08'13" Leo	Direct	Nov 15, 1942	Jun 3, 1944 into Cancer

Sky Events on March 17, 1944

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

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 17, 02:46 UTC	Venus enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Mar 17, 20:05 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius	27°07' Sagittarius
Mar 17, 21:23 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction

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