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Where Were the Planets on May 17, 1909?

Quick Answer

On May 17, 1909, the Sun was in Taurus (25°55' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (6% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 17, 1909. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°36' Aries at midnight UTC to 5°13' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 17, 1909
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°55'08" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1909	May 21, 1909 into Gemini
Moon	27°55'52" Aries	Direct	May 15, 1909	May 17, 1909 into Taurus
Mercury	17°49'50" Gemini	Direct	May 5, 1909	Jul 13, 1909 into Cancer
Venus	0°53'46" Gemini	Direct	May 16, 1909	Jun 10, 1909 into Cancer
Mars	24°40'05" Aquarius	Direct	Apr 9, 1909	May 25, 1909 into Pisces
Jupiter	4°54'35" Virgo	Direct	Sep 12, 1908	Oct 11, 1909 into Libra
Saturn	18°20'46" Aries	Direct	Mar 19, 1908	May 17, 1910 into Taurus
Uranus	20°53'14" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	15°02'34" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	24°37'52" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	17°52'08" Gemini	Direct	Sep 30, 1908	Apr 19, 1910 into Taurus

Sky Events on May 17, 1909

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 6% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 17, 10:34 UTC	Mars trine Pluto	Exact trine
May 17, 15:23 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
May 17, 23:41 UTC	Mercury sextile Saturn	Exact sextile

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