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Where Were the Planets on July 17, 1955?

Quick Answer

On July 17, 1955, the Sun was in Cancer (24°08' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (6% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 17, 1955. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°10' Gemini at midnight UTC to 4°01' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 17, 1955
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°08'07" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1955	Jul 23, 1955 into Leo
Moon	26°35'41" Gemini	Direct	Jul 15, 1955	Jul 17, 1955 into Cancer
Mercury	5°21'11" Cancer	Direct	Jul 13, 1955	Jul 30, 1955 into Leo
Venus	11°36'15" Cancer	Direct	Jul 8, 1955	Aug 1, 1955 into Leo
Mars	3°54'44" Leo	Direct	Jul 11, 1955	Aug 27, 1955 into Virgo
Jupiter	7°10'56" Leo	Direct	Jun 13, 1955	Nov 17, 1955 into Virgo
Saturn	14°30'13" Scorpio	Stationing direct	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	27°43'48" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	25°29'13" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	25°25'37" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	24°57'40" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on July 17, 1955

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 6% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 17, 17:29 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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