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Where Were the Planets on May 17, 1915?

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On May 17, 1915, the Sun was in Taurus (25°30' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (10% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 17, 1915. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°08' Gemini at midnight UTC to 8°03' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 17, 1915
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°30'04" Taurus	Direct	Apr 21, 1915	May 22, 1915 into Gemini
Moon	2°05'33" Cancer	Direct	May 17, 1915	May 19, 1915 into Leo
Mercury	12°33'36" Gemini	Direct	May 10, 1915	May 29, 1915 into Cancer
Venus	24°27'08" Aries	Direct	Apr 27, 1915	May 22, 1915 into Taurus
Mars	23°30'11" Aries	Direct	Apr 16, 1915	May 26, 1915 into Taurus
Jupiter	22°43'17" Pisces	Direct	Feb 4, 1915	Feb 12, 1916 into Aries
Saturn	0°37'52" Cancer	Direct	May 11, 1915	Oct 17, 1916 into Leo
Uranus	15°39'43" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	28°03'13" Cancer	Direct	Dec 15, 1914	Jul 19, 1915 into Leo
Pluto	0°51'10" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	21°50'49" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 14, 1914	Jul 3, 1916 into Capricorn

Sky Events on May 17, 1915

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 10% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 17, 07:47 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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