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Where Were the Planets on July 17, 1915?

Quick Answer

On July 17, 1915, the Sun was in Cancer (23°49' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (25% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 17, 1915. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°05' Virgo at midnight UTC to 0°21' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 17, 1915
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°49'06" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1915	Jul 23, 1915 into Leo
Moon	23°41'48" Virgo	Direct	Jul 15, 1915	Jul 17, 1915 into Libra
Mercury	3°44'47" Cancer	Direct	May 29, 1915	Aug 4, 1915 into Leo
Venus	8°15'41" Cancer	Direct	Jul 10, 1915	Aug 4, 1915 into Leo
Mars	7°52'34" Gemini	Direct	Jul 6, 1915	Aug 19, 1915 into Cancer
Jupiter	28°30'21" Pisces	Stationing retrograde	Feb 4, 1915	Feb 12, 1916 into Aries
Saturn	8°20'25" Cancer	Direct	May 11, 1915	Oct 17, 1916 into Leo
Uranus	14°29'49" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	29°55'38" Cancer	Direct	Dec 15, 1914	Jul 19, 1915 into Leo
Pluto	2°16'31" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	18°37'00" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 14, 1914	Jul 3, 1916 into Capricorn

Sky Events on July 17, 1915

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 25% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 17, 13:43 UTC	Venus conjunct Saturn	Exact conjunction
Jul 17, 23:20 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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