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Where Were the Planets on March 17, 1952?

Quick Answer

On March 17, 1952, the Sun was in Pisces (26°50' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (68% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 17, 1952. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°17' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 12°58' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 17, 1952
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°50'36" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1952	Mar 20, 1952 into Aries
Moon	6°06'45" Sagittarius	Direct	Mar 17, 1952	Mar 19, 1952 into Capricorn
Mercury	15°08'39" Aries	Direct	Mar 7, 1952	May 14, 1952 into Taurus
Venus	1°06'47" Pisces	Direct	Mar 16, 1952	Apr 9, 1952 into Aries
Mars	18°05'46" Scorpio	Direct	Jan 20, 1952	Aug 27, 1952 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	19°53'15" Aries	Direct	Apr 21, 1951	Apr 28, 1952 into Taurus
Saturn	12°46'14" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	9°54'04" Cancer	Stationing direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	20°58'23" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	19°31'45" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	29°24'21" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on March 17, 1952

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 68% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 17, 01:15 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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