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Where Were the Planets on May 17, 1912?

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On May 17, 1912, the Sun was in Taurus (26°11' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% illuminated). Jupiter and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 17, 1912. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°41' Taurus at midnight UTC to 11°05' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 17, 1912
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°11'32" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1912	May 21, 1912 into Gemini
Moon	3°51'54" Gemini	Direct	May 17, 1912	May 19, 1912 into Cancer
Mercury	0°46'27" Taurus	Direct	May 16, 1912	Jun 5, 1912 into Gemini
Venus	12°46'24" Taurus	Direct	May 7, 1912	May 31, 1912 into Gemini
Mars	23°39'18" Cancer	Direct	Apr 5, 1912	May 28, 1912 into Leo
Jupiter	12°22'56" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 10, 1911	Jan 2, 1913 into Capricorn
Saturn	23°53'03" Taurus	Direct	Jan 20, 1911	Jul 7, 1912 into Gemini
Uranus	3°25'25" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 30, 1912	Sep 4, 1912 into Capricorn
Neptune	21°33'32" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	27°43'16" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	19°49'53" Aries	Direct	Nov 7, 1911	May 27, 1913 into Pisces

Sky Events on May 17, 1912

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 17, 05:32 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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