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Where Were the Planets on May 28, 1917?

Quick Answer

On May 28, 1917, the Sun was in Gemini (6°33' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (46% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 28, 1917. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°23' Leo at midnight UTC to 7°14' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 28, 1917
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°33'54" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1917	Jun 22, 1917 into Cancer
Moon	1°18'42" Virgo	Direct	May 28, 1917	May 30, 1917 into Libra
Mercury	20°37'32" Taurus	Stationing direct	Apr 9, 1917	Jun 14, 1917 into Gemini
Venus	15°06'24" Gemini	Direct	May 16, 1917	Jun 9, 1917 into Cancer
Mars	17°27'33" Taurus	Direct	May 4, 1917	Jun 14, 1917 into Gemini
Jupiter	22°44'10" Taurus	Direct	Feb 12, 1917	Jun 29, 1917 into Gemini
Saturn	27°01'50" Cancer	Direct	Dec 7, 1916	Jun 24, 1917 into Leo
Uranus	23°43'03" Aquarius	Stationing retrograde	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	2°38'39" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	3°14'22" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	12°33'19" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 3, 1916	Jan 20, 1918 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on May 28, 1917

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 46% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 28, 09:20 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
May 28, 23:33 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Virgo	7°01' Virgo

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