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Where Were the Planets on July 23, 1917?

Quick Answer

On July 23, 1917, the Sun was in Leo (0°02' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (17% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 23, 1917. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°54' Virgo at midnight UTC to 23°45' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 23, 1917
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°02'04" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1917	Aug 23, 1917 into Virgo
Moon	17°49'33" Virgo	Direct	Jul 21, 1917	Jul 24, 1917 into Libra
Mercury	11°49'25" Leo	Direct	Jul 17, 1917	Aug 2, 1917 into Virgo
Venus	23°37'08" Leo	Direct	Jul 4, 1917	Jul 28, 1917 into Virgo
Mars	26°51'15" Gemini	Direct	Jun 14, 1917	Jul 28, 1917 into Cancer
Jupiter	4°35'49" Gemini	Direct	Jun 29, 1917	Jul 13, 1918 into Cancer
Saturn	3°37'51" Leo	Direct	Jun 24, 1917	Aug 12, 1919 into Virgo
Uranus	22°36'42" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	4°26'12" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	4°34'23" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	9°35'23" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 3, 1916	Jan 20, 1918 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on July 23, 1917

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 17% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 23, 11:07 UTC	The Sun enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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