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Where Were the Planets on March 17, 1947?

Quick Answer

On March 17, 1947, the Sun was in Pisces (26°03' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (25% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 17, 1947. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°43' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 1°42' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 17, 1947
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°03'19" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1947	Mar 21, 1947 into Aries
Moon	25°42'00" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 15, 1947	Mar 17, 1947 into Aquarius
Mercury	10°23'34" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 8, 1947	Apr 16, 1947 into Aries
Venus	14°13'28" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 5, 1947	Mar 30, 1947 into Pisces
Mars	10°04'32" Pisces	Direct	Mar 4, 1947	Apr 11, 1947 into Aries
Jupiter	27°32'52" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 25, 1946	Oct 24, 1947 into Sagittarius
Saturn	2°13'17" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	17°55'55" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	9°48'34" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	11°17'08" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	6°09'09" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on March 17, 1947

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 25% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 17, 17:59 UTC	Mercury conjunct Mars	Exact conjunction
Mar 17, 20:35 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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