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Where Were the Planets on July 9, 1926?

Quick Answer

On July 9, 1926, the Sun was in Cancer (16°30' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 9, 1926. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°03' Cancer at midnight UTC to 17°23' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 9, 1926
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°30'23" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1926	Jul 23, 1926 into Leo
Moon	11°15'21" Cancer	Direct	Jul 8, 1926	Jul 11, 1926 into Leo
Mercury	12°50'25" Leo	Direct	Jun 29, 1926	Sep 5, 1926 into Virgo
Venus	12°28'08" Gemini	Direct	Jun 28, 1926	Jul 24, 1926 into Cancer
Mars	16°16'30" Aries	Direct	Jun 15, 1926	Aug 1, 1926 into Taurus
Jupiter	26°19'29" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 6, 1926	Jan 18, 1927 into Pisces
Saturn	19°35'39" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 13, 1924	Dec 2, 1926 into Sagittarius
Uranus	29°26'03" Pisces	Retrograde	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	23°07'44" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	14°19'04" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	16°16'18" Cancer	Direct	Oct 23, 1925	May 12, 1927 into Gemini

Sky Events on July 9, 1926

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 9, 23:05 UTC	Annular Solar Eclipse in Cancer	16°56' Cancer

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