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Where Were the Planets on May 17, 1921?

Quick Answer

On May 17, 1921, the Sun was in Taurus (26°01' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (80% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 17, 1921. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°08' Virgo at midnight UTC to 9°44' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 17, 1921
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°01'15" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1921	May 21, 1921 into Gemini
Moon	2°58'21" Libra	Direct	May 17, 1921	May 19, 1921 into Scorpio
Mercury	4°26'49" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1921	May 31, 1921 into Cancer
Venus	24°06'01" Aries	Direct	Apr 25, 1921	Jun 2, 1921 into Taurus
Mars	7°57'47" Gemini	Direct	May 6, 1921	Jun 18, 1921 into Cancer
Jupiter	9°07'43" Virgo	Direct	Aug 27, 1920	Sep 25, 1921 into Libra
Saturn	17°58'49" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 12, 1919	Oct 7, 1921 into Libra
Uranus	9°19'24" Pisces	Direct	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	11°08'31" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	7°23'54" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	25°46'19" Libra	Direct	Feb 26, 1921	Sep 16, 1922 into Virgo

Sky Events on May 17, 1921

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 80% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 17, 06:46 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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