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Where Were the Planets on July 17, 1934?

Quick Answer

On July 17, 1934, the Sun was in Cancer (24°12' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (28% illuminated). Mercury and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 17, 1934. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°26' Virgo at midnight UTC to 3°42' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 17, 1934
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°12'21" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1934	Jul 23, 1934 into Leo
Moon	27°32'51" Virgo	Direct	Jul 15, 1934	Jul 17, 1934 into Libra
Mercury	15°10'12" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 1, 1934	Aug 9, 1934 into Leo
Venus	22°32'08" Gemini	Direct	Jun 28, 1934	Jul 23, 1934 into Cancer
Mars	1°04'55" Cancer	Direct	Jul 15, 1934	Aug 30, 1934 into Leo
Jupiter	15°13'24" Libra	Direct	Sep 10, 1933	Oct 11, 1934 into Scorpio
Saturn	27°01'15" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 20, 1932	Feb 14, 1935 into Pisces
Uranus	1°17'02" Taurus	Direct	Jun 6, 1934	Oct 10, 1934 into Aries
Neptune	10°26'11" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	24°17'57" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	11°07'01" Aquarius	Direct	Jul 25, 1933	Feb 12, 1935 into Capricorn

Sky Events on July 17, 1934

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 28% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 17, 09:30 UTC	Mercury square Jupiter	Exact square
Jul 17, 14:24 UTC	The Sun conjunct Pluto	Exact conjunction
Jul 17, 16:47 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Jul 17, 19:22 UTC	Mars sextile Uranus	Exact sextile

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