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Where Were the Planets on May 17, 1900?

Quick Answer

On May 17, 1900, the Sun was in Taurus (26°06' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (91% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 17, 1900. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°44' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 7°02' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 17, 1900
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°06'03" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1900	May 21, 1900 into Gemini
Moon	0°22'22" Capricorn	Direct	May 17, 1900	May 19, 1900 into Aquarius
Mercury	11°41'26" Taurus	Direct	May 11, 1900	May 26, 1900 into Gemini
Venus	10°05'51" Cancer	Direct	May 5, 1900	Sep 8, 1900 into Leo
Mars	0°05'28" Taurus	Direct	May 17, 1900	Jun 27, 1900 into Gemini
Jupiter	7°17'59" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 26, 1899	Jan 19, 1901 into Capricorn
Saturn	4°10'34" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 21, 1900	Jul 18, 1900 into Sagittarius
Uranus	11°05'39" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	25°34'12" Gemini	Direct	Mar 22, 1889	Jul 19, 1901 into Cancer
Pluto	15°42'09" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	11°55'42" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 10, 1899	Dec 28, 1900 into Scorpio

Sky Events on May 17, 1900

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 91% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 17, 09:05 UTC	Mars enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
May 17, 11:19 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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