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Where Were the Planets on May 17, 1924?

Quick Answer

On May 17, 1924, the Sun was in Taurus (26°17' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (97% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 17, 1924. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°39' Libra at midnight UTC to 13°42' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 17, 1924
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°17'08" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1924	May 21, 1924 into Gemini
Moon	6°08'43" Scorpio	Direct	May 17, 1924	May 19, 1924 into Sagittarius
Mercury	12°31'29" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 5, 1924	Jun 13, 1924 into Gemini
Venus	8°42'04" Cancer	Direct	May 6, 1924	Sep 8, 1924 into Leo
Mars	12°50'58" Aquarius	Direct	Apr 24, 1924	Jun 24, 1924 into Pisces
Jupiter	17°24'29" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 24, 1923	Dec 18, 1924 into Capricorn
Saturn	27°00'52" Libra	Retrograde	Apr 6, 1924	Sep 13, 1924 into Scorpio
Uranus	20°52'46" Pisces	Direct	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	17°41'26" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	10°47'08" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	27°44'05" Leo	Direct	Apr 4, 1924	Oct 23, 1925 into Cancer

Sky Events on May 17, 1924

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 97% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 17, 02:10 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
May 17, 02:19 UTC	Mercury square Mars	Exact square

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