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Where Were the Planets on July 19, 1917?

Quick Answer

On July 19, 1917, the Sun was in Cancer (26°12' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 19, 1917. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°21' Cancer at midnight UTC to 6°19' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 19, 1917
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°12'52" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1917	Jul 23, 1917 into Leo
Moon	0°21'37" Leo	Direct	Jul 19, 1917	Jul 21, 1917 into Virgo
Mercury	3°57'53" Leo	Direct	Jul 17, 1917	Aug 2, 1917 into Virgo
Venus	18°44'46" Leo	Direct	Jul 4, 1917	Jul 28, 1917 into Virgo
Mars	24°08'26" Gemini	Direct	Jun 14, 1917	Jul 28, 1917 into Cancer
Jupiter	3°52'09" Gemini	Direct	Jun 29, 1917	Jul 13, 1918 into Cancer
Saturn	3°06'56" Leo	Direct	Jun 24, 1917	Aug 12, 1919 into Virgo
Uranus	22°45'07" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	4°17'21" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	4°28'55" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	9°48'06" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 3, 1916	Jan 20, 1918 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on July 19, 1917

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 19, 01:15 UTC	Mercury conjunct Saturn	Exact conjunction
Jul 19, 02:42 UTC	Partial Solar Eclipse in Cancer	25°50' Cancer
Jul 19, 10:45 UTC	Mercury sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile
Jul 19, 11:16 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jul 19, 15:55 UTC	Mercury conjunct Neptune	Exact conjunction

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