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Where Were the Planets on July 17, 1923?

Quick Answer

On July 17, 1923, the Sun was in Cancer (23°52' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (14% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 17, 1923. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°28' Virgo at midnight UTC to 14°15' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 17, 1923
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°52'30" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1923	Jul 23, 1923 into Leo
Moon	7°21'23" Virgo	Direct	Jul 16, 1923	Jul 19, 1923 into Libra
Mercury	18°05'16" Cancer	Direct	Jul 8, 1923	Jul 23, 1923 into Leo
Venus	8°55'21" Cancer	Direct	Jul 10, 1923	Aug 3, 1923 into Leo
Mars	0°55'33" Leo	Direct	Jul 16, 1923	Sep 1, 1923 into Virgo
Jupiter	9°12'50" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 26, 1922	Nov 24, 1923 into Sagittarius
Saturn	14°07'25" Libra	Direct	Oct 7, 1921	Dec 20, 1923 into Scorpio
Uranus	17°19'22" Pisces	Retrograde	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	17°00'03" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	11°04'18" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	13°53'08" Virgo	Direct	Sep 16, 1922	Apr 4, 1924 into Leo

Sky Events on July 17, 1923

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 14% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 17, 03:26 UTC	Mercury trine Uranus	Exact trine
Jul 17, 17:52 UTC	Venus trine Jupiter	Exact trine

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