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Where Were the Planets on May 17, 1905?

Quick Answer

On May 17, 1905, the Sun was in Taurus (25°53' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (97% illuminated). Venus, Mars and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 17, 1905. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°51' Libra at midnight UTC to 13°49' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 17, 1905
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°53'28" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1905	May 21, 1905 into Gemini
Moon	6°20'40" Scorpio	Direct	May 17, 1905	May 19, 1905 into Sagittarius
Mercury	1°07'52" Taurus	Direct	May 15, 1905	Jun 8, 1905 into Gemini
Venus	28°18'11" Aries	Stationing direct	May 9, 1905	May 28, 1905 into Taurus
Mars	14°25'00" Scorpio	Retrograde	Jan 13, 1905	Aug 21, 1905 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	16°15'00" Taurus	Direct	Mar 7, 1905	Jul 21, 1905 into Gemini
Saturn	2°17'40" Pisces	Direct	Apr 13, 1905	Aug 17, 1905 into Aquarius
Uranus	3°38'34" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	6°21'49" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	20°35'53" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	5°14'04" Virgo	Direct	Feb 4, 1904	Aug 24, 1905 into Leo

Sky Events on May 17, 1905

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 97% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 17, 01:49 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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