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Where Were the Planets on July 17, 1993?

Quick Answer

On July 17, 1993, the Sun was in Cancer (24°54' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (5% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 17, 1993. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°39' Gemini at midnight UTC to 6°09' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 17, 1993
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°54'48" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1993	Jul 22, 1993 into Leo
Moon	29°21'52" Gemini	Direct	Jul 15, 1993	Jul 17, 1993 into Cancer
Mercury	21°01'09" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 2, 1993	Aug 10, 1993 into Leo
Venus	12°34'43" Gemini	Direct	Jul 6, 1993	Aug 1, 1993 into Cancer
Mars	14°15'36" Virgo	Direct	Jun 23, 1993	Aug 12, 1993 into Libra
Jupiter	7°46'14" Libra	Direct	Oct 10, 1992	Nov 10, 1993 into Scorpio
Saturn	29°14'47" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jun 30, 1993	Jan 28, 1994 into Pisces
Uranus	20°00'30" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	19°37'16" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	22°47'41" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	9°57'45" Sagittarius	Direct	Jul 4, 1992	Jan 21, 1994 into Scorpio

Sky Events on July 17, 1993

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 5% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 17, 13:07 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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