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Where Were the Planets on July 17, 1958?

Quick Answer

On July 17, 1958, the Sun was in Cancer (24°23' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 17, 1958. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°49' Cancer at midnight UTC to 10°43' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 17, 1958
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°23'51" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1958	Jul 23, 1958 into Leo
Moon	3°45'11" Leo	Direct	Jul 17, 1958	Jul 19, 1958 into Virgo
Mercury	19°35'27" Leo	Direct	Jul 4, 1958	Jul 26, 1958 into Virgo
Venus	24°20'46" Gemini	Direct	Jun 26, 1958	Jul 22, 1958 into Cancer
Mars	27°34'37" Aries	Direct	Jun 7, 1958	Jul 21, 1958 into Taurus
Jupiter	22°55'53" Libra	Direct	Mar 20, 1958	Sep 7, 1958 into Scorpio
Saturn	20°10'14" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	10°51'12" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	2°00'22" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	0°47'35" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	26°55'26" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on July 17, 1958

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 17, 05:30 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jul 17, 22:00 UTC	Mercury trine Saturn	Exact trine

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