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Where Were the Planets on May 17, 1901?

Quick Answer

On May 17, 1901, the Sun was in Taurus (25°51' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 17, 1901. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°58' Taurus at midnight UTC to 23°02' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 17, 1901
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°51'59" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1901	May 21, 1901 into Gemini
Moon	15°31'16" Taurus	Direct	May 16, 1901	May 18, 1901 into Gemini
Mercury	29°15'34" Taurus	Direct	May 3, 1901	May 17, 1901 into Gemini
Venus	0°13'39" Gemini	Direct	May 17, 1901	Jun 10, 1901 into Cancer
Mars	2°12'54" Virgo	Direct	May 11, 1901	Jul 13, 1901 into Libra
Jupiter	12°37'41" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 19, 1901	Feb 6, 1902 into Aquarius
Saturn	16°01'44" Capricorn	Retrograde	Oct 17, 1900	Jan 19, 1903 into Aquarius
Uranus	15°41'59" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	27°43'08" Gemini	Direct	Mar 22, 1889	Jul 19, 1901 into Cancer
Pluto	16°39'59" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	22°36'00" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 28, 1900	Jul 18, 1902 into Libra

Sky Events on May 17, 1901

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 17, 07:33 UTC	Venus enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
May 17, 20:08 UTC	Mercury enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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