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Where Were the Planets on May 17, 1904?

Quick Answer

On May 17, 1904, the Sun was in Taurus (26°07' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (5% illuminated). Mercury and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 17, 1904. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°54' Gemini at midnight UTC to 28°37' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 17, 1904
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°07'53" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1904	May 21, 1904 into Gemini
Moon	21°44'53" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1904	May 18, 1904 into Cancer
Mercury	19°56'17" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 7, 1904	Jun 14, 1904 into Gemini
Venus	12°06'32" Taurus	Direct	May 7, 1904	Jun 1, 1904 into Gemini
Mars	29°32'27" Taurus	Direct	Apr 6, 1904	May 18, 1904 into Gemini
Jupiter	18°12'28" Aries	Direct	Mar 1, 1904	Aug 8, 1904 into Taurus
Saturn	20°50'02" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 19, 1903	Apr 13, 1905 into Pisces
Uranus	29°13'01" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	4°12'23" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	19°36'40" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	24°33'45" Virgo	Direct	Feb 4, 1904	Aug 24, 1905 into Leo

Sky Events on May 17, 1904

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 5% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

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Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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