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The changing sky

The sky on 28 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

Leo

4°48′

The Sun placement provides the seasonal zodiac reference.

Moon

Scorpio

19°14′

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 1917-07-28T12:00:00.000Z
BodySignDegreeMotion
SunLeo4°48′Direct
MoonScorpio19°14′Direct
MercuryLeo21°00′Direct
VenusLeo29°42′Direct
MarsCancer0°13′Direct
JupiterGemini5°28′Direct
SaturnLeo4°16′Direct
UranusAquarius22°25′Retrograde
NeptuneLeo4°37′Direct
PlutoCancer4°41′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 2026-11-04T02:50:33.591Z.

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 An archived page uses noon UTC as a shared reference.