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Where Were the Planets on July 17, 1904?

Quick Answer

On July 17, 1904, the Sun was in Cancer (24°26' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (24% illuminated). Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 17, 1904. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°00' Virgo at midnight UTC to 0°26' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 17, 1904
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°26'21" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1904	Jul 23, 1904 into Leo
Moon	23°15'56" Virgo	Direct	Jul 15, 1904	Jul 17, 1904 into Libra
Mercury	3°00'17" Leo	Direct	Jul 16, 1904	Aug 1, 1904 into Virgo
Venus	26°58'21" Cancer	Direct	Jun 25, 1904	Jul 19, 1904 into Leo
Mars	11°16'38" Cancer	Direct	Jun 30, 1904	Aug 15, 1904 into Leo
Jupiter	28°24'24" Aries	Direct	Mar 1, 1904	Aug 8, 1904 into Taurus
Saturn	19°22'51" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 19, 1903	Apr 13, 1905 into Pisces
Uranus	26°53'23" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	6°22'34" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	20°59'08" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	21°19'57" Virgo	Direct	Feb 4, 1904	Aug 24, 1905 into Leo

Sky Events on July 17, 1904

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 24% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 17, 23:14 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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