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Where Were the Planets on May 8, 1917?

Quick Answer

On May 8, 1917, the Sun was in Taurus (17°18' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (98% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 8, 1917. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°53' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 11°32' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 8, 1917
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°18'22" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1917	May 21, 1917 into Gemini
Moon	4°41'36" Sagittarius	Direct	May 8, 1917	May 10, 1917 into Capricorn
Mercury	29°09'48" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 9, 1917	Jun 14, 1917 into Gemini
Venus	20°30'03" Taurus	Direct	Apr 21, 1917	May 16, 1917 into Gemini
Mars	2°40'39" Taurus	Direct	May 4, 1917	Jun 14, 1917 into Gemini
Jupiter	18°00'48" Taurus	Direct	Feb 12, 1917	Jun 29, 1917 into Gemini
Saturn	25°18'48" Cancer	Direct	Dec 7, 1916	Jun 24, 1917 into Leo
Uranus	23°32'33" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	2°16'09" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	2°50'02" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	13°36'51" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 3, 1916	Jan 20, 1918 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on May 8, 1917

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

Date	Event	Detail
May 8, 03:43 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
May 8, 17:09 UTC	Mars sextile Pluto	Exact sextile

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