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Where Were the Planets on July 17, 1921?

Quick Answer

On July 17, 1921, the Sun was in Cancer (24°20' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (94% illuminated). Mercury and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 17, 1921. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°31' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 2°39' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 17, 1921
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°20'02" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1921	Jul 23, 1921 into Leo
Moon	26°36'20" Sagittarius	Direct	Jul 15, 1921	Jul 17, 1921 into Capricorn
Mercury	11°16'58" Cancer	Retrograde	May 31, 1921	Aug 8, 1921 into Leo
Venus	9°25'14" Gemini	Direct	Jul 8, 1921	Aug 5, 1921 into Cancer
Mars	18°58'02" Cancer	Direct	Jun 18, 1921	Aug 3, 1921 into Leo
Jupiter	15°48'57" Virgo	Direct	Aug 27, 1920	Sep 25, 1921 into Libra
Saturn	20°37'57" Virgo	Direct	Aug 12, 1919	Oct 7, 1921 into Libra
Uranus	9°13'09" Pisces	Retrograde	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	12°45'26" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	8°50'09" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	22°32'31" Libra	Direct	Feb 26, 1921	Sep 16, 1922 into Virgo

Sky Events on July 17, 1921

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 94% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 17, 07:27 UTC	Venus square Uranus	Exact square
Jul 17, 18:43 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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