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Where Were the Planets on July 23, 1900?

Quick Answer

On July 23, 1900, the Sun was in Leo (0°08' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (10% illuminated). Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 23, 1900. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°17' Gemini at midnight UTC to 0°21' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 23, 1900
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°08'06" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1900	Aug 23, 1900 into Virgo
Moon	23°51'06" Gemini	Direct	Jul 21, 1900	Jul 23, 1900 into Cancer
Mercury	14°15'07" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 27, 1900	Sep 3, 1900 into Virgo
Venus	8°21'20" Cancer	Retrograde	May 5, 1900	Sep 8, 1900 into Leo
Mars	18°12'02" Gemini	Direct	Jun 27, 1900	Aug 10, 1900 into Cancer
Jupiter	1°03'49" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 26, 1899	Jan 19, 1901 into Capricorn
Saturn	29°42'36" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jul 18, 1900	Oct 17, 1900 into Capricorn
Uranus	8°42'58" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	27°58'13" Gemini	Direct	Mar 22, 1889	Jul 19, 1901 into Cancer
Pluto	17°09'50" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	8°22'49" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 10, 1899	Dec 28, 1900 into Scorpio

Sky Events on July 23, 1900

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 10% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 23, 08:36 UTC	The Sun enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jul 23, 23:20 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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