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Where Were the Planets on July 21, 1917?

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On July 21, 1917, the Sun was in Cancer (28°07' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (5% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 21, 1917. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°13' Leo at midnight UTC to 0°03' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 21, 1917
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°07'28" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1917	Jul 23, 1917 into Leo
Moon	24°09'21" Leo	Direct	Jul 19, 1917	Jul 21, 1917 into Virgo
Mercury	7°56'57" Leo	Direct	Jul 17, 1917	Aug 2, 1917 into Virgo
Venus	21°10'59" Leo	Direct	Jul 4, 1917	Jul 28, 1917 into Virgo
Mars	25°29'58" Gemini	Direct	Jun 14, 1917	Jul 28, 1917 into Cancer
Jupiter	4°14'10" Gemini	Direct	Jun 29, 1917	Jul 13, 1918 into Cancer
Saturn	3°22'23" Leo	Direct	Jun 24, 1917	Aug 12, 1919 into Virgo
Uranus	22°40'57" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	4°21'46" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	4°31'40" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	9°41'44" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 3, 1916	Jan 20, 1918 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on July 21, 1917

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 5% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 21, 23:51 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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