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The changing sky

The sky on 22 July 1917

Planetary positions in the tropical zodiac. These are shared sky conditions; a personal transit also depends on your birth chart.

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Positions at · Daily reference at noon UTC

Sun

Cancer

29°04′

The Sun placement provides the seasonal zodiac reference.

Moon

Virgo

5°59′

The Moon placement changes through the day. The time shown belongs to this snapshot.

The full snapshot

Where the planets are

Calculation methods ↗
Tropical planetary positions at 1917-07-22T12:00:00.000Z
BodySignDegreeMotion
SunCancer29°04′Direct
MoonVirgo5°59′Direct
MercuryLeo9°54′Direct
VenusLeo22°24′Direct
MarsGemini26°10′Direct
JupiterGemini4°25′Direct
SaturnLeo3°30′Direct
UranusAquarius22°38′Retrograde
NeptuneLeo4°23′Direct
PlutoCancer4°33′Direct

See Moon phases and the lunar calendar

What retrograde describes

A retrograde label means the planet's zodiac longitude is decreasing from Earth's viewpoint. It describes apparent motion, not a prediction about your day.

Explore retrograde planets, stations and shadows

Make the comparison personal

Your birth chart provides the natal placements used for a personal transit comparison. A sky snapshot alone cannot establish which contacts apply to you.

Compare with a birth chart

Calculation details

apparent geocentric ecliptic of date · tropical zodiac

Ephemeris: astronomy-engine 2.1.19. Computed 2026-11-03T20:09:23.880Z.

Positions use UTC. Your local calendar date can differ near midnight. An archived page uses noon UTC as a shared reference.