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Where Were the Planets on July 23, 1920?

Quick Answer

On July 23, 1920, the Sun was in Leo (0°17' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (57% illuminated). Mercury and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 23, 1920. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°02' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 14°15' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 23, 1920
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°17'42" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1920	Aug 23, 1920 into Virgo
Moon	8°11'09" Scorpio	Direct	Jul 22, 1920	Jul 25, 1920 into Sagittarius
Mercury	6°38'08" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 26, 1920	Aug 2, 1920 into Cancer
Venus	5°43'34" Leo	Direct	Jul 18, 1920	Aug 12, 1920 into Virgo
Mars	5°32'49" Scorpio	Direct	Jul 10, 1920	Sep 4, 1920 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	22°30'41" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1919	Aug 27, 1920 into Virgo
Saturn	9°27'42" Virgo	Direct	Aug 12, 1919	Oct 7, 1921 into Libra
Uranus	4°58'12" Pisces	Retrograde	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	10°50'59" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	7°52'19" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	11°33'08" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 10, 1919	Feb 26, 1921 into Libra

Sky Events on July 23, 1920

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 57% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 23, 04:35 UTC	The Sun enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jul 23, 06:20 UTC	Venus square Mars	Exact square
Jul 23, 23:25 UTC	Mercury conjunct Venus	Exact conjunction

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