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Where Were the Planets on July 23, 1901?

Quick Answer

On July 23, 1901, the Sun was in Cancer (29°54' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (49% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 23, 1901. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°05' Libra at midnight UTC to 4°54' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 23, 1901
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°54'17" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1901	Jul 23, 1901 into Leo
Moon	29°00'51" Libra	Direct	Jul 21, 1901	Jul 23, 1901 into Scorpio
Mercury	15°58'52" Cancer	Stationing direct	Jun 1, 1901	Aug 10, 1901 into Leo
Venus	22°19'23" Leo	Direct	Jul 5, 1901	Jul 29, 1901 into Virgo
Mars	5°34'49" Libra	Direct	Jul 13, 1901	Aug 31, 1901 into Scorpio
Jupiter	5°25'03" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 19, 1901	Feb 6, 1902 into Aquarius
Saturn	11°49'28" Capricorn	Retrograde	Oct 17, 1900	Jan 19, 1903 into Aquarius
Uranus	13°14'57" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	0°07'06" Cancer	Direct	Jul 19, 1901	Dec 25, 1901 into Gemini
Pluto	18°08'10" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	19°03'08" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 28, 1900	Jul 18, 1902 into Libra

Sky Events on July 23, 1901

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 49% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 23, 06:22 UTC	Mars square Jupiter	Exact square
Jul 23, 13:58 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Libra	29°59' Libra
Jul 23, 14:00 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Jul 23, 14:23 UTC	The Sun enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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