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Where Were the Planets on July 3, 1917?

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On July 3, 1917, the Sun was in Cancer (10°57' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (97% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 3, 1917. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°53' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 29°08' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 3, 1917
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°57'22" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1917	Jul 23, 1917 into Leo
Moon	21°58'24" Sagittarius	Direct	Jul 1, 1917	Jul 4, 1917 into Capricorn
Mercury	0°07'55" Cancer	Direct	Jul 3, 1917	Jul 17, 1917 into Leo
Venus	29°13'09" Cancer	Direct	Jun 9, 1917	Jul 4, 1917 into Leo
Mars	13°07'47" Gemini	Direct	Jun 14, 1917	Jul 28, 1917 into Cancer
Jupiter	0°43'47" Gemini	Direct	Jun 29, 1917	Jul 13, 1918 into Cancer
Saturn	1°05'19" Leo	Direct	Jun 24, 1917	Aug 12, 1919 into Virgo
Uranus	23°14'14" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	3°42'52" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	4°06'00" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	10°38'56" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 3, 1916	Jan 20, 1918 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on July 3, 1917

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 97% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 3, 10:27 UTC	Mercury enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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