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Where Were the Planets on May 21, 1917?

Quick Answer

On May 21, 1917, the Sun was in Taurus (29°50' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 21, 1917. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°57' Taurus at midnight UTC to 12°03' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 21, 1917
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°50'26" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1917	May 21, 1917 into Gemini
Moon	5°32'58" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1917	May 23, 1917 into Cancer
Mercury	22°45'11" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 9, 1917	Jun 14, 1917 into Gemini
Venus	6°30'09" Gemini	Direct	May 16, 1917	Jun 9, 1917 into Cancer
Mars	12°19'33" Taurus	Direct	May 4, 1917	Jun 14, 1917 into Gemini
Jupiter	21°05'36" Taurus	Direct	Feb 12, 1917	Jun 29, 1917 into Gemini
Saturn	26°22'27" Cancer	Direct	Dec 7, 1916	Jun 24, 1917 into Leo
Uranus	23°41'36" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	2°29'29" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	3°05'17" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	12°55'33" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 3, 1916	Jan 20, 1918 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on May 21, 1917

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 21, 00:47 UTC	New Moon in Taurus	29°23' Taurus
May 21, 01:52 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
May 21, 15:58 UTC	The Sun enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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