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Where Were the Planets on March 17, 1955?

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On March 17, 1955, the Sun was in Pisces (26°07' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (42% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 17, 1955. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°59' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 11°01' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 17, 1955
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°07'22" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1955	Mar 21, 1955 into Aries
Moon	4°59'16" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 17, 1955	Mar 19, 1955 into Aquarius
Mercury	29°32'27" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 10, 1955	Mar 17, 1955 into Pisces
Venus	14°42'20" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 4, 1955	Mar 30, 1955 into Pisces
Mars	13°16'07" Taurus	Direct	Feb 26, 1955	Apr 10, 1955 into Gemini
Jupiter	19°52'51" Cancer	Stationing retrograde	May 24, 1954	Jun 13, 1955 into Leo
Saturn	20°57'17" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	23°41'42" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	27°40'26" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	24°51'38" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	1°25'17" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 23, 1953	Apr 13, 1955 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on March 17, 1955

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 42% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 17, 02:01 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Mar 17, 20:49 UTC	Mercury enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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