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Where Were the Planets on July 9, 1918?

Quick Answer

On July 9, 1918, the Sun was in Cancer (16°26' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (2% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 9, 1918. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°52' Cancer at midnight UTC to 6°45' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 9, 1918
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°26'58" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1918	Jul 23, 1918 into Leo
Moon	0°21'21" Leo	Direct	Jul 9, 1918	Jul 11, 1918 into Virgo
Mercury	0°15'58" Leo	Direct	Jul 9, 1918	Jul 28, 1918 into Virgo
Venus	11°54'09" Gemini	Direct	Jun 29, 1918	Jul 24, 1918 into Cancer
Mars	7°44'11" Libra	Direct	Jun 23, 1918	Aug 17, 1918 into Scorpio
Jupiter	29°09'51" Gemini	Direct	Jun 29, 1917	Jul 13, 1918 into Cancer
Saturn	13°56'20" Leo	Direct	Jun 24, 1917	Aug 12, 1919 into Virgo
Uranus	27°11'36" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	6°03'20" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	5°19'34" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	21°00'11" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1918	Aug 10, 1919 into Scorpio

Sky Events on July 9, 1918

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 2% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 9, 08:38 UTC	Mercury enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jul 9, 11:20 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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