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Where Were the Planets on July 17, 2022?

Quick Answer

On July 17, 2022, the Sun was in Cancer (24°54' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (81% illuminated). Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 17, 2022. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°28' Pisces at midnight UTC to 23°32' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 17, 2022
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°54'21" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 2022	Jul 22, 2022 into Leo
Moon	16°34'19" Pisces	Direct	Jul 16, 2022	Jul 18, 2022 into Aries
Mercury	25°42'46" Cancer	Direct	Jul 5, 2022	Jul 19, 2022 into Leo
Venus	29°19'10" Gemini	Direct	Jun 23, 2022	Jul 18, 2022 into Cancer
Mars	8°27'08" Taurus	Direct	Jul 5, 2022	Aug 20, 2022 into Gemini
Jupiter	8°30'17" Aries	Direct	May 10, 2022	Oct 28, 2022 into Pisces
Saturn	23°52'28" Aquarius	Retrograde	Dec 17, 2020	Mar 7, 2023 into Pisces
Uranus	18°19'56" Taurus	Direct	Mar 6, 2019	Jul 7, 2025 into Gemini
Neptune	25°20'54" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	27°25'02" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	19°04'35" Taurus	Direct	Dec 23, 2021	Jul 12, 2023 into Aries

Sky Events on July 17, 2022

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 81% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 17, 07:55 UTC	Mercury trine Neptune	Exact trine
Jul 17, 23:00 UTC	The Sun trine Neptune	Exact trine

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