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Where Were the Planets on July 17, 1927?

Quick Answer

On July 17, 1927, the Sun was in Cancer (23°54' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (91% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 17, 1927. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°52' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 6°06' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 17, 1927
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°54'17" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1927	Jul 23, 1927 into Leo
Moon	28°59'00" Aquarius	Direct	Jul 15, 1927	Jul 17, 1927 into Pisces
Mercury	27°57'45" Cancer	Retrograde	Jul 14, 1927	Aug 12, 1927 into Leo
Venus	8°26'14" Virgo	Direct	Jul 7, 1927	Nov 9, 1927 into Libra
Mars	25°08'00" Leo	Direct	Jun 6, 1927	Jul 25, 1927 into Virgo
Jupiter	3°26'24" Aries	Direct	Jun 6, 1927	Sep 11, 1927 into Pisces
Saturn	1°19'18" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	3°23'21" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 31, 1927	Nov 4, 1927 into Pisces
Neptune	25°30'07" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	15°41'17" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	26°31'12" Gemini	Direct	May 12, 1927	Nov 29, 1928 into Taurus

Sky Events on July 17, 1927

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 91% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 17, 13:42 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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