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Where Were the Planets on July 17, 2002?

Quick Answer

On July 17, 2002, the Sun was in Cancer (24°44' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (54% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 17, 2002. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°37' Libra at midnight UTC to 5°43' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 17, 2002
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°44'29" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 2002	Jul 23, 2002 into Leo
Moon	28°42'03" Libra	Direct	Jul 15, 2002	Jul 17, 2002 into Scorpio
Mercury	20°30'27" Cancer	Direct	Jul 7, 2002	Jul 21, 2002 into Leo
Venus	7°25'18" Virgo	Direct	Jul 10, 2002	Aug 7, 2002 into Libra
Mars	2°28'44" Leo	Direct	Jul 13, 2002	Aug 29, 2002 into Virgo
Jupiter	26°36'35" Cancer	Direct	Jul 13, 2001	Aug 1, 2002 into Leo
Saturn	23°14'32" Gemini	Direct	Apr 20, 2001	Jun 4, 2003 into Cancer
Uranus	28°05'27" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	10°00'12" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	15°18'09" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	15°54'12" Gemini	Direct	Oct 24, 2001	May 13, 2003 into Taurus

Sky Events on July 17, 2002

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 17, 04:47 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Libra	24°27' Libra
Jul 17, 14:12 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

Born on July 17, 2002?

The Sun, Mercury and Jupiter were all in Cancer, so everyone born that day is a Cancer several times over. The Sun and Jupiter sat 2 degrees apart in Cancer, 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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