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Where Were the Planets on May 17, 1903?

Quick Answer

On May 17, 1903, the Sun was in Taurus (25°23' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (70% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 17, 1903. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°00' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 7°52' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 17, 1903
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°23'55" Taurus	Direct	Apr 21, 1903	May 22, 1903 into Gemini
Moon	1°56'29" Aquarius	Direct	May 17, 1903	May 19, 1903 into Pisces
Mercury	14°57'42" Gemini	Direct	May 2, 1903	Jul 10, 1903 into Cancer
Venus	4°25'13" Cancer	Direct	May 13, 1903	Jun 9, 1903 into Leo
Mars	27°48'53" Virgo	Direct	Apr 19, 1903	May 30, 1903 into Libra
Jupiter	18°23'07" Pisces	Direct	Feb 20, 1903	Mar 1, 1904 into Aries
Saturn	9°18'51" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 19, 1903	Apr 13, 1905 into Pisces
Uranus	24°46'43" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	2°01'16" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	18°36'32" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	13°56'37" Libra	Direct	Jul 18, 1902	Feb 4, 1904 into Virgo

Sky Events on May 17, 1903

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 70% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 17, 08:04 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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