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Where Were the Planets on March 17, 1990?

Quick Answer

On March 17, 1990, the Sun was in Pisces (26°37' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (70% illuminated). Pluto was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 17, 1990. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°33' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 9°26' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 17, 1990
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°37'52" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1990	Mar 20, 1990 into Aries
Moon	3°29'46" Sagittarius	Direct	Mar 17, 1990	Mar 19, 1990 into Capricorn
Mercury	25°04'39" Pisces	Direct	Mar 3, 1990	Mar 20, 1990 into Aries
Venus	10°52'30" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 3, 1990	Apr 6, 1990 into Pisces
Mars	4°19'30" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 11, 1990	Apr 20, 1990 into Pisces
Jupiter	1°30'19" Cancer	Direct	Jul 30, 1989	Aug 18, 1990 into Leo
Saturn	23°29'05" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	9°16'00" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	14°19'36" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	17°35'24" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	14°27'37" Aquarius	Direct	May 28, 1989	Dec 15, 1990 into Capricorn

Sky Events on March 17, 1990

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 70% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 17, 04:55 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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