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Where Were the Planets on July 17, 1937?

Quick Answer

On July 17, 1937, the Sun was in Cancer (24°28' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (70% illuminated). Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 17, 1937. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°37' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 23°26' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 17, 1937
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°28'07" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1937	Jul 23, 1937 into Leo
Moon	17°32'29" Scorpio	Direct	Jul 16, 1937	Jul 18, 1937 into Sagittarius
Mercury	4°39'39" Leo	Direct	Jul 15, 1937	Jul 31, 1937 into Virgo
Venus	9°59'52" Gemini	Direct	Jul 7, 1937	Aug 4, 1937 into Cancer
Mars	22°07'42" Scorpio	Direct	May 14, 1937	Aug 8, 1937 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	22°08'01" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1936	Dec 20, 1937 into Aquarius
Saturn	5°07'59" Aries	Stationing direct	Apr 25, 1937	Oct 18, 1937 into Pisces
Uranus	13°14'48" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	16°50'25" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	28°12'00" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	13°04'47" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 31, 1936	Mar 21, 1938 into Scorpio

Sky Events on July 17, 1937

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 70% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 17, 12:20 UTC	Mars sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile
Jul 17, 17:45 UTC	Mercury trine Saturn	Exact trine

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