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Where Were the Planets on July 17, 2024?

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On July 17, 2024, the Sun was in Cancer (25°23' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (82% illuminated). Saturn, 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, 2024. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°15' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 12°05' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 17, 2024
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun25°23'56" CancerDirect into Leo
Moon5°38'00" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Mercury21°48'26" LeoDirect into Virgo
Venus7°09'07" LeoDirect into Virgo
Mars27°39'43" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Jupiter11°39'18" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Saturn19°10'05" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Uranus26°23'38" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Neptune29°52'26" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Pluto1°00'19" AquariusRetrograde into Capricorn
North Node10°22'01" AriesDirect into Pisces

Sky Events on July 17, 2024

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 82% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters SagittariusLeaves Scorpio

Born on July 17, 2024?

Mars and Uranus sat 1 degrees apart in Taurus, 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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