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Where Were the Planets on July 17, 1976?

Quick Answer

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.

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
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°00'59" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1976	Jul 22, 1976 into Leo
Moon	5°41'03" Aries	Direct	Jul 17, 1976	Jul 19, 1976 into Taurus
Mercury	27°13'47" Cancer	Direct	Jul 4, 1976	Jul 18, 1976 into Leo
Venus	3°05'45" Leo	Direct	Jul 14, 1976	Aug 8, 1976 into Virgo
Mars	6°23'32" Virgo	Direct	Jul 6, 1976	Aug 24, 1976 into Libra
Jupiter	25°08'04" Taurus	Direct	Mar 26, 1976	Aug 23, 1976 into Gemini
Saturn	4°59'47" Leo	Direct	Jun 5, 1976	Nov 17, 1977 into Virgo
Uranus	3°03'01" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	11°32'01" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	9°09'13" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	8°45'09" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 12, 1975	Dec 29, 1976 into Libra

Sky Events on July 17, 1976

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

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 17, 00:39 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Jul 17, 11:06 UTC	Venus square Uranus	Exact square
Jul 17, 15:37 UTC	The Sun sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile

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