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Where Were the Planets on July 4, 1917?

Quick Answer

On July 4, 1917, the Sun was in Cancer (11°54' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 4, 1917. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°08' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 13°42' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 4, 1917
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°54'33" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1917	Jul 23, 1917 into Leo
Moon	6°23'59" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 4, 1917	Jul 6, 1917 into Aquarius
Mercury	2°11'28" Cancer	Direct	Jul 3, 1917	Jul 17, 1917 into Leo
Venus	0°26'28" Leo	Direct	Jul 4, 1917	Jul 28, 1917 into Virgo
Mars	13°49'30" Gemini	Direct	Jun 14, 1917	Jul 28, 1917 into Cancer
Jupiter	0°56'07" Gemini	Direct	Jun 29, 1917	Jul 13, 1918 into Cancer
Saturn	1°12'46" Leo	Direct	Jun 24, 1917	Aug 12, 1919 into Virgo
Uranus	23°12'40" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	3°44'57" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	4°07'28" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	10°35'45" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 3, 1916	Jan 20, 1918 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on July 4, 1917

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 4, 01:25 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Jul 4, 03:20 UTC	Venus enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jul 4, 21:38 UTC	Total Lunar Eclipse in Capricorn	12°16' Capricorn
Jul 4, 23:40 UTC	Venus sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile

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