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Where Were the Planets on May 17, 1917?

Quick Answer

On May 17, 1917, the Sun was in Taurus (25°59' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (15% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 17, 1917. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°04' Aries at midnight UTC to 18°04' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 17, 1917
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°59'24" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1917	May 21, 1917 into Gemini
Moon	11°05'17" Aries	Direct	May 16, 1917	May 18, 1917 into Taurus
Mercury	24°57'50" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 9, 1917	Jun 14, 1917 into Gemini
Venus	1°34'55" Gemini	Direct	May 16, 1917	Jun 9, 1917 into Cancer
Mars	9°22'21" Taurus	Direct	May 4, 1917	Jun 14, 1917 into Gemini
Jupiter	20°08'53" Taurus	Direct	Feb 12, 1917	Jun 29, 1917 into Gemini
Saturn	26°01'29" Cancer	Direct	Dec 7, 1916	Jun 24, 1917 into Leo
Uranus	23°39'42" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	2°24'51" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	3°00'21" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	13°08'16" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 3, 1916	Jan 20, 1918 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on May 17, 1917

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 15% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 17, 12:56 UTC	The Sun sextile Saturn	Exact sextile

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