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Where Were the Planets on July 21, 1901?

Quick Answer

On July 21, 1901, the Sun was in Cancer (27°59' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (31% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 21, 1901. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°01' Virgo at midnight UTC to 11°08' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 21, 1901
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°59'42" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1901	Jul 23, 1901 into Leo
Moon	5°07'09" Libra	Direct	Jul 21, 1901	Jul 23, 1901 into Scorpio
Mercury	16°19'12" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 1, 1901	Aug 10, 1901 into Leo
Venus	19°53'01" Leo	Direct	Jul 5, 1901	Jul 29, 1901 into Virgo
Mars	4°24'36" Libra	Direct	Jul 13, 1901	Aug 31, 1901 into Scorpio
Jupiter	5°38'00" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 19, 1901	Feb 6, 1902 into Aquarius
Saturn	11°57'42" Capricorn	Retrograde	Oct 17, 1900	Jan 19, 1903 into Aquarius
Uranus	13°17'52" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	0°03'06" Cancer	Direct	Jul 19, 1901	Dec 25, 1901 into Gemini
Pluto	18°05'59" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	19°09'29" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 28, 1900	Jul 18, 1902 into Libra

Sky Events on July 21, 1901

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 31% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 21, 01:54 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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