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Where Were the Planets on July 17, 2059?

Quick Answer

On July 17, 2059, the Sun is in Cancer (24°57' at noon UTC), the Moon is in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase is First Quarter (47% illuminated). Mercury and Pluto are retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 17, 2059. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°00' Libra at midnight UTC to 27°01' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 17, 2059
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°57'51" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 2059	Jul 22, 2059 into Leo
Moon	20°59'54" Libra	Direct	Jul 15, 2059	Jul 18, 2059 into Scorpio
Mercury	15°21'27" Cancer	Retrograde	May 31, 2059	Aug 9, 2059 into Leo
Venus	20°23'23" Cancer	Direct	Jun 30, 2059	Jul 25, 2059 into Leo
Mars	4°59'32" Libra	Direct	Jul 8, 2059	Aug 27, 2059 into Scorpio
Jupiter	24°48'11" Taurus	Direct	Mar 27, 2059	Aug 27, 2059 into Gemini
Saturn	0°26'32" Gemini	Direct	Jul 12, 2059	Nov 21, 2059 into Taurus
Uranus	29°30'32" Libra	Direct	Jun 1, 2059	Aug 11, 2059 into Scorpio
Neptune	17°28'16" Gemini	Direct	May 12, 2052	Jul 3, 2065 into Cancer
Pluto	21°44'36" Pisces	Retrograde	Jan 19, 2044	Jun 18, 2066 into Aries
North Node	23°27'35" Taurus	Direct	Mar 15, 2059	Oct 2, 2060 into Aries

Sky Events on July 17, 2059

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 47% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 17, 07:03 UTC	The Sun sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile
Jul 17, 20:35 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Libra	25°18' Libra

Born on July 17, 2059?

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