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Where Were the Planets on May 15, 1917?

Quick Answer

On May 15, 1917, the Sun was in Taurus (24°03' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (34% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 15, 1917. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°47' Pisces at midnight UTC to 19°56' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 15, 1917
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°03'46" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1917	May 21, 1917 into Gemini
Moon	12°52'57" Pisces	Direct	May 14, 1917	May 16, 1917 into Aries
Mercury	26°07'37" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 9, 1917	Jun 14, 1917 into Gemini
Venus	29°07'14" Taurus	Direct	Apr 21, 1917	May 16, 1917 into Gemini
Mars	7°53'27" Taurus	Direct	May 4, 1917	Jun 14, 1917 into Gemini
Jupiter	19°40'28" Taurus	Direct	Feb 12, 1917	Jun 29, 1917 into Gemini
Saturn	25°51'27" Cancer	Direct	Dec 7, 1916	Jun 24, 1917 into Leo
Uranus	23°38'27" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	2°22'43" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	2°57'57" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	13°14'37" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 3, 1916	Jan 20, 1918 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on May 15, 1917

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 34% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 15, 01:22 UTC	The Sun square Uranus	Exact square
May 15, 21:50 UTC	Mercury sextile Saturn	Exact sextile

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