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Where Were the Planets on July 17, 1938?

Quick Answer

On July 17, 1938, the Sun was in Cancer (24°14' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (79% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 17, 1938. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°17' Pisces at midnight UTC to 24°43' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 17, 1938
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°14'06" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1938	Jul 23, 1938 into Leo
Moon	18°29'16" Pisces	Direct	Jul 15, 1938	Jul 18, 1938 into Aries
Mercury	17°21'31" Leo	Direct	Jul 7, 1938	Jul 26, 1938 into Virgo
Venus	3°46'00" Virgo	Direct	Jul 14, 1938	Aug 9, 1938 into Libra
Mars	26°29'19" Cancer	Direct	Jun 7, 1938	Jul 22, 1938 into Leo
Jupiter	1°11'54" Pisces	Retrograde	May 14, 1938	Jul 30, 1938 into Aquarius
Saturn	17°53'26" Aries	Direct	Jan 14, 1938	Jul 6, 1939 into Taurus
Uranus	17°14'34" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	18°57'50" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	29°31'21" Cancer	Direct	Nov 25, 1937	Aug 3, 1938 into Leo
North Node	23°45'05" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 21, 1938	Oct 9, 1939 into Libra

Sky Events on July 17, 1938

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 79% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 17, 10:06 UTC	Mercury square Uranus	Exact square
Jul 17, 20:39 UTC	Mercury trine Saturn	Exact trine

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