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Where Were the Planets on July 23, 1909?

Quick Answer

On July 23, 1909, the Sun was in Cancer (29°57' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (32% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 23, 1909. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°15' Libra at midnight UTC to 14°07' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 23, 1909
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°57'35" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1909	Jul 23, 1909 into Leo
Moon	8°11'48" Libra	Direct	Jul 22, 1909	Jul 25, 1909 into Scorpio
Mercury	16°46'14" Cancer	Direct	Jul 13, 1909	Jul 30, 1909 into Leo
Venus	22°57'46" Leo	Direct	Jul 4, 1909	Jul 29, 1909 into Virgo
Mars	0°47'40" Aries	Direct	Jul 21, 1909	Sep 26, 1909 into Pisces
Jupiter	13°16'01" Virgo	Direct	Sep 12, 1908	Oct 11, 1909 into Libra
Saturn	23°04'59" Aries	Direct	Mar 19, 1908	May 17, 1910 into Taurus
Uranus	18°38'19" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	17°20'12" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	26°09'24" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	14°19'15" Gemini	Direct	Sep 30, 1908	Apr 19, 1910 into Taurus

Sky Events on July 23, 1909

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 32% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 23, 13:00 UTC	The Sun enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jul 23, 14:24 UTC	Venus trine Saturn	Exact trine
Jul 23, 19:10 UTC	Mercury conjunct Neptune	Exact conjunction

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