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Where Were the Planets on July 17, 1944?

Quick Answer

On July 17, 1944, the Sun was in Cancer (24°45' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (8% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 17, 1944. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°22' Gemini at midnight UTC to 29°16' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 17, 1944
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°45'03" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1944	Jul 22, 1944 into Leo
Moon	22°51'07" Gemini	Direct	Jul 15, 1944	Jul 18, 1944 into Cancer
Mercury	11°35'08" Leo	Direct	Jul 11, 1944	Jul 28, 1944 into Virgo
Venus	0°22'13" Leo	Direct	Jul 17, 1944	Aug 10, 1944 into Virgo
Mars	3°17'38" Virgo	Direct	Jul 12, 1944	Aug 29, 1944 into Libra
Jupiter	28°17'01" Leo	Direct	Jun 30, 1943	Jul 26, 1944 into Virgo
Saturn	3°29'05" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	11°33'05" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	1°47'27" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	7°55'46" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	27°40'36" Cancer	Direct	Jun 3, 1944	Dec 22, 1945 into Gemini

Sky Events on July 17, 1944

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 8% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 17, 04:46 UTC	Venus enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jul 17, 11:31 UTC	Mercury sextile Uranus	Exact sextile
Jul 17, 21:20 UTC	Mars sextile Saturn	Exact sextile

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