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Where Were the Planets on July 17, 1940?

Quick Answer

On July 17, 1940, the Sun was in Cancer (24°43' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (96% illuminated). Mercury and Venus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 17, 1940. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°49' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 8°07' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 17, 1940
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°43'47" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1940	Jul 23, 1940 into Leo
Moon	1°30'12" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 17, 1940	Jul 19, 1940 into Aquarius
Mercury	2°22'13" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 26, 1940	Jul 21, 1940 into Cancer
Venus	26°48'27" Gemini	Stationing direct	Jul 5, 1940	Aug 1, 1940 into Cancer
Mars	8°56'22" Leo	Direct	Jul 3, 1940	Aug 19, 1940 into Virgo
Jupiter	11°58'50" Taurus	Direct	May 16, 1940	May 26, 1941 into Gemini
Saturn	13°21'41" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	25°18'07" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	23°14'09" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	2°15'02" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	15°02'32" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on July 17, 1940

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

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 17, 09:17 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Jul 17, 16:29 UTC	Mercury conjunct Pluto	Exact conjunction

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