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Where Were the Planets on July 17, 1900?

Quick Answer

On July 17, 1900, the Sun was in Cancer (24°24' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (70% illuminated). Venus, Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 17, 1900. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°11' Pisces at midnight UTC to 8°36' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 17, 1900
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°24'26" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1900	Jul 23, 1900 into Leo
Moon	1°25'27" Aries	Direct	Jul 17, 1900	Jul 19, 1900 into Taurus
Mercury	15°12'31" Leo	Stationing retrograde	Jun 27, 1900	Sep 3, 1900 into Virgo
Venus	10°35'23" Cancer	Retrograde	May 5, 1900	Sep 8, 1900 into Leo
Mars	14°05'02" Gemini	Direct	Jun 27, 1900	Aug 10, 1900 into Cancer
Jupiter	1°13'17" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 26, 1899	Jan 19, 1901 into Capricorn
Saturn	0°04'30" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 21, 1900	Jul 18, 1900 into Sagittarius
Uranus	8°51'04" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	27°46'13" Gemini	Direct	Mar 22, 1889	Jul 19, 1901 into Cancer
Pluto	17°03'12" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	8°41'53" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 10, 1899	Dec 28, 1900 into Scorpio

Sky Events on July 17, 1900

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

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 17, 09:37 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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