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Where Were the Planets on May 30, 1917?

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On May 30, 1917, the Sun was in Gemini (8°28' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (64% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 30, 1917. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°12' Virgo at midnight UTC to 1°21' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 30, 1917
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°28'57" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1917	Jun 22, 1917 into Cancer
Moon	25°15'34" Virgo	Direct	May 28, 1917	May 30, 1917 into Libra
Mercury	20°37'31" Taurus	Stationing retrograde	Apr 9, 1917	Jun 14, 1917 into Gemini
Venus	17°33'47" Gemini	Direct	May 16, 1917	Jun 9, 1917 into Cancer
Mars	18°55'02" Taurus	Direct	May 4, 1917	Jun 14, 1917 into Gemini
Jupiter	23°12'08" Taurus	Direct	Feb 12, 1917	Jun 29, 1917 into Gemini
Saturn	27°13'41" Cancer	Direct	Dec 7, 1916	Jun 24, 1917 into Leo
Uranus	23°43'00" Aquarius	Stationing direct	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	2°41'30" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	3°17'03" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	12°26'57" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 3, 1916	Jan 20, 1918 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on May 30, 1917

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 65% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 30, 21:20 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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