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Where Were the Planets on March 17, 1971?

Quick Answer

On March 17, 1971, the Sun was in Pisces (26°14' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (75% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 17, 1971. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°29' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 1°52' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 17, 1971
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°14'42" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1971	Mar 21, 1971 into Aries
Moon	25°39'13" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 15, 1971	Mar 17, 1971 into Sagittarius
Mercury	6°28'52" Aries	Direct	Mar 14, 1971	Apr 1, 1971 into Taurus
Venus	15°41'00" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 4, 1971	Mar 29, 1971 into Pisces
Mars	3°04'01" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 12, 1971	May 3, 1971 into Aquarius
Jupiter	6°24'04" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 14, 1971	Jun 5, 1971 into Scorpio
Saturn	18°43'58" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	12°11'14" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	3°01'49" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	28°25'47" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	21°57'34" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1970	May 5, 1972 into Capricorn

Sky Events on March 17, 1971

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 75% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 17, 11:00 UTC	Mercury trine Jupiter	Exact trine
Mar 17, 20:23 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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