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Where Were the Planets on July 17, 1945?

Quick Answer

On July 17, 1945, the Sun was in Cancer (24°31' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (52% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 17, 1945. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°51' Libra at midnight UTC to 2°43' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 17, 1945
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°31'19" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1945	Jul 23, 1945 into Leo
Moon	26°47'39" Libra	Direct	Jul 15, 1945	Jul 17, 1945 into Scorpio
Mercury	20°37'34" Leo	Direct	Jul 3, 1945	Jul 26, 1945 into Virgo
Venus	10°18'16" Gemini	Direct	Jul 7, 1945	Aug 4, 1945 into Cancer
Mars	25°55'58" Taurus	Direct	Jun 11, 1945	Jul 23, 1945 into Gemini
Jupiter	22°58'24" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1944	Aug 25, 1945 into Libra
Saturn	15°45'15" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	15°38'14" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	3°56'04" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	9°23'44" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	8°20'55" Cancer	Direct	Jun 3, 1944	Dec 22, 1945 into Gemini

Sky Events on July 17, 1945

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 52% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 17, 07:01 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Libra	24°19' Libra
Jul 17, 18:28 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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