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Where Were the Planets on July 17, 1976?

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On July 17, 1976, the Sun was in Cancer (25°00' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (67% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Venus squared Uranus. Restless hearts. The need for space runs into the need for closeness. The Sun sextiled Jupiter.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 17, 1976. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°40' Pisces at midnight UTC to 11°38' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 17, 1976
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun25°00'59" CancerDirect into Leo
Moon5°41'03" AriesDirect into Taurus
Mercury27°13'47" CancerDirect into Leo
Venus3°05'45" LeoDirect into Virgo
Mars6°23'32" VirgoDirect into Libra
Jupiter25°08'04" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Saturn4°59'47" LeoDirect into Virgo
Uranus3°03'01" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Neptune11°32'01" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Pluto9°09'13" LibraDirect into Scorpio
North Node8°45'09" ScorpioDirect into Libra

Sky Events on July 17, 1976

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 67% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters AriesLeaves Pisces
Venus square UranusRestless hearts. The need for space runs into the need for closeness.
The Sun sextile JupiterA generous, lucky-feeling stretch. Ask, offer and say yes more often.

Born on July 17, 1976?

Venus and Saturn sat 2 degrees apart in Leo, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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