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Where Were the Planets on July 16, 1917?

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On July 16, 1917, the Sun was in Cancer (23°21' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (7% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 16, 1917. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°34' Gemini at midnight UTC to 29°59' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 16, 1917
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°21'03" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1917	Jul 23, 1917 into Leo
Moon	23°48'38" Gemini	Direct	Jul 14, 1917	Jul 16, 1917 into Cancer
Mercury	27°47'53" Cancer	Direct	Jul 3, 1917	Jul 17, 1917 into Leo
Venus	15°05'18" Leo	Direct	Jul 4, 1917	Jul 28, 1917 into Virgo
Mars	22°05'40" Gemini	Direct	Jun 14, 1917	Jul 28, 1917 into Cancer
Jupiter	3°18'25" Gemini	Direct	Jun 29, 1917	Jul 13, 1918 into Cancer
Saturn	2°43'49" Leo	Direct	Jun 24, 1917	Aug 12, 1919 into Virgo
Uranus	22°51'09" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	4°10'44" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	4°24'43" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	9°57'37" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 3, 1916	Jan 20, 1918 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on July 16, 1917

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 7% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 16, 23:59 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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