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Where Were the Planets on May 17, 1908?

Quick Answer

On May 17, 1908, the Sun was in Taurus (26°09' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (98% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 17, 1908. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°06' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 20°07' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 17, 1908
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°09'12" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1908	May 21, 1908 into Gemini
Moon	13°06'06" Sagittarius	Direct	May 16, 1908	May 18, 1908 into Capricorn
Mercury	7°35'56" Gemini	Direct	May 13, 1908	May 30, 1908 into Cancer
Venus	9°42'22" Cancer	Direct	May 5, 1908	Sep 8, 1908 into Leo
Mars	26°40'46" Gemini	Direct	Apr 7, 1908	May 22, 1908 into Cancer
Jupiter	6°54'34" Leo	Direct	Aug 18, 1907	Sep 12, 1908 into Virgo
Saturn	6°46'06" Aries	Direct	Mar 19, 1908	May 17, 1910 into Taurus
Uranus	16°37'52" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	12°52'43" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	23°37'11" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	7°11'49" Cancer	Direct	Mar 13, 1907	Sep 30, 1908 into Gemini

Sky Events on May 17, 1908

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 17, 01:47 UTC	Mercury sextile Saturn	Exact sextile
May 17, 03:22 UTC	Mercury sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile

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