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Where Were the Planets on July 23, 1923?

Quick Answer

On July 23, 1923, the Sun was in Cancer (29°36' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (77% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 23, 1923. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°49' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 9°03' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 23, 1923
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°36'06" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1923	Jul 23, 1923 into Leo
Moon	1°56'52" Sagittarius	Direct	Jul 23, 1923	Jul 25, 1923 into Capricorn
Mercury	0°52'03" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1923	Aug 7, 1923 into Virgo
Venus	16°15'46" Cancer	Direct	Jul 10, 1923	Aug 3, 1923 into Leo
Mars	4°46'31" Leo	Direct	Jul 16, 1923	Sep 1, 1923 into Virgo
Jupiter	9°26'57" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 26, 1922	Nov 24, 1923 into Sagittarius
Saturn	14°26'43" Libra	Direct	Oct 7, 1921	Dec 20, 1923 into Scorpio
Uranus	17°11'53" Pisces	Retrograde	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	17°12'42" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	11°13'06" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	13°34'04" Virgo	Direct	Sep 16, 1922	Apr 4, 1924 into Leo

Sky Events on July 23, 1923

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 77% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 23, 02:07 UTC	Mercury enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jul 23, 08:43 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Jul 23, 22:00 UTC	The Sun enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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