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Where Were the Planets on July 17, 1909?

Quick Answer

On July 17, 1909, the Sun was in Cancer (24°13' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 17, 1909. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°25' Cancer at midnight UTC to 1°12' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 17, 1909
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°13'50" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1909	Jul 23, 1909 into Leo
Moon	24°51'08" Cancer	Direct	Jul 15, 1909	Jul 17, 1909 into Leo
Mercury	6°09'24" Cancer	Direct	Jul 13, 1909	Jul 30, 1909 into Leo
Venus	15°38'46" Leo	Direct	Jul 4, 1909	Jul 29, 1909 into Virgo
Mars	28°28'36" Pisces	Direct	May 25, 1909	Jul 21, 1909 into Aries
Jupiter	12°11'29" Virgo	Direct	Sep 12, 1908	Oct 11, 1909 into Libra
Saturn	22°55'12" Aries	Direct	Mar 19, 1908	May 17, 1910 into Taurus
Uranus	18°52'37" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	17°06'58" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	26°01'53" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	14°38'19" Gemini	Direct	Sep 30, 1908	Apr 19, 1910 into Taurus

Sky Events on July 17, 1909

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 17, 10:45 UTC	New Moon in Cancer	24°11' Cancer
Jul 17, 21:41 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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