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Where Were the Planets on May 23, 1917?

Quick Answer

On May 23, 1917, the Sun was in Gemini (1°45' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (6% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 23, 1917. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°51' Gemini at midnight UTC to 7°20' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 23, 1917
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°45'50" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1917	Jun 22, 1917 into Cancer
Moon	1°08'21" Cancer	Direct	May 23, 1917	May 25, 1917 into Leo
Mercury	21°51'06" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 9, 1917	Jun 14, 1917 into Gemini
Venus	8°57'43" Gemini	Direct	May 16, 1917	Jun 9, 1917 into Cancer
Mars	13°47'50" Taurus	Direct	May 4, 1917	Jun 14, 1917 into Gemini
Jupiter	21°33'51" Taurus	Direct	Feb 12, 1917	Jun 29, 1917 into Gemini
Saturn	26°33'22" Cancer	Direct	Dec 7, 1916	Jun 24, 1917 into Leo
Uranus	23°42'16" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	2°31'58" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	3°07'49" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	12°49'12" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 3, 1916	Jan 20, 1918 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on May 23, 1917

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 7% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 23, 09:48 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
May 23, 23:03 UTC	Mercury conjunct Jupiter	Exact conjunction

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