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Where Were the Planets on July 17, 1916?

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On July 17, 1916, the Sun was in Cancer (24°32' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (92% illuminated). Venus and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 17, 1916. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°35' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 4°18' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 17, 1916
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°32'18" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1916	Jul 23, 1916 into Leo
Moon	26°59'30" Aquarius	Direct	Jul 15, 1916	Jul 17, 1916 into Pisces
Mercury	12°12'25" Cancer	Direct	Jul 10, 1916	Jul 26, 1916 into Leo
Venus	4°27'48" Cancer	Retrograde	May 5, 1916	Sep 8, 1916 into Leo
Mars	26°37'02" Virgo	Direct	May 28, 1916	Jul 23, 1916 into Libra
Jupiter	3°01'53" Taurus	Direct	Jun 26, 1916	Oct 26, 1916 into Aries
Saturn	20°42'50" Cancer	Direct	May 11, 1915	Oct 17, 1916 into Leo
Uranus	18°39'11" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	2°05'22" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	3°21'44" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	29°14'08" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 3, 1916	Jan 20, 1918 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on July 17, 1916

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 92% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 17, 16:54 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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