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Where Were the Planets on May 17, 1902?

Quick Answer

On May 17, 1902, the Sun was in Taurus (25°38' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (79% illuminated). Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 17, 1902. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°24' Virgo at midnight UTC to 6°52' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 17, 1902
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°38'08" Taurus	Direct	Apr 21, 1902	May 22, 1902 into Gemini
Moon	0°40'40" Libra	Direct	May 17, 1902	May 19, 1902 into Scorpio
Mercury	14°40'39" Gemini	Direct	May 9, 1902	May 29, 1902 into Cancer
Venus	10°46'23" Aries	Direct	May 7, 1902	Jun 3, 1902 into Taurus
Mars	14°51'02" Taurus	Direct	Apr 27, 1902	Jun 7, 1902 into Gemini
Jupiter	16°38'43" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 1902	Feb 20, 1903 into Pisces
Saturn	27°43'52" Capricorn	Retrograde	Oct 17, 1900	Jan 19, 1903 into Aquarius
Uranus	20°15'43" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	29°52'09" Gemini	Direct	Dec 25, 1901	May 21, 1902 into Cancer
Pluto	17°38'06" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	3°16'19" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 28, 1900	Jul 18, 1902 into Libra

Sky Events on May 17, 1902

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 79% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 17, 10:41 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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