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Where Were the Planets on May 7, 1917?

Quick Answer

On May 7, 1917, the Sun was in Taurus (16°20' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 7, 1917. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°27' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 27°52' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 7, 1917
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°20'22" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1917	May 21, 1917 into Gemini
Moon	21°08'44" Scorpio	Direct	May 5, 1917	May 8, 1917 into Sagittarius
Mercury	29°21'15" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 9, 1917	Jun 14, 1917 into Gemini
Venus	19°16'07" Taurus	Direct	Apr 21, 1917	May 16, 1917 into Gemini
Mars	1°55'46" Taurus	Direct	May 4, 1917	Jun 14, 1917 into Gemini
Jupiter	17°46'33" Taurus	Direct	Feb 12, 1917	Jun 29, 1917 into Gemini
Saturn	25°14'27" Cancer	Direct	Dec 7, 1916	Jun 24, 1917 into Leo
Uranus	23°31'31" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	2°15'20" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	2°48'57" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	13°40'02" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 3, 1916	Jan 20, 1918 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on May 7, 1917

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 7, 02:43 UTC	Full Moon in Scorpio	15°58' Scorpio
May 7, 22:39 UTC	Mars square Neptune	Exact square

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