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Where Were the Planets on July 23, 1926?

Quick Answer

On July 23, 1926, the Sun was in Cancer (29°51' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (96% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 23, 1926. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°07' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 13°31' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 23, 1926
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°51'51" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1926	Jul 23, 1926 into Leo
Moon	6°17'05" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 23, 1926	Jul 25, 1926 into Aquarius
Mercury	21°11'08" Leo	Stationing retrograde	Jun 29, 1926	Sep 5, 1926 into Virgo
Venus	29°04'14" Gemini	Direct	Jun 28, 1926	Jul 24, 1926 into Cancer
Mars	24°53'47" Aries	Direct	Jun 15, 1926	Aug 1, 1926 into Taurus
Jupiter	25°04'16" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 6, 1926	Jan 18, 1927 into Pisces
Saturn	19°24'57" Scorpio	Stationing direct	Sep 13, 1924	Dec 2, 1926 into Sagittarius
Uranus	29°18'31" Pisces	Retrograde	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	23°35'18" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	14°40'23" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	15°31'49" Cancer	Direct	Oct 23, 1925	May 12, 1927 into Gemini

Sky Events on July 23, 1926

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 23, 01:27 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Jul 23, 15:24 UTC	The Sun enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jul 23, 16:44 UTC	Venus square Uranus	Exact square
Jul 23, 18:01 UTC	Mars sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile

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