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Where Were the Planets on May 17, 1919?

Quick Answer

On May 17, 1919, the Sun was in Taurus (25°31' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (95% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 17, 1919. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°24' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 28°25' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 17, 1919
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°31'23" Taurus	Direct	Apr 21, 1919	May 22, 1919 into Gemini
Moon	22°24'24" Sagittarius	Direct	May 15, 1919	May 18, 1919 into Capricorn
Mercury	1°59'56" Taurus	Direct	May 16, 1919	Jun 2, 1919 into Gemini
Venus	5°25'13" Cancer	Direct	May 12, 1919	Jun 8, 1919 into Leo
Mars	23°38'28" Taurus	Direct	Apr 15, 1919	May 26, 1919 into Gemini
Jupiter	13°41'53" Cancer	Direct	Jul 13, 1918	Aug 2, 1919 into Leo
Saturn	21°50'40" Leo	Direct	Jun 24, 1917	Aug 12, 1919 into Virgo
Uranus	1°32'00" Pisces	Direct	Apr 1, 1919	Aug 16, 1919 into Aquarius
Neptune	6°46'03" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	5°10'32" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	4°28'53" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1918	Aug 10, 1919 into Scorpio

Sky Events on May 17, 1919

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 95% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 17, 04:12 UTC	Mercury sextile Uranus	Exact sextile
May 17, 06:47 UTC	Venus conjunct Pluto	Exact conjunction

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