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Where Were the Planets on May 17, 1925?

Quick Answer

On May 17, 1925, the Sun was in Taurus (26°02' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (26% illuminated). Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 17, 1925. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°57' Pisces at midnight UTC to 1°20' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 17, 1925
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°02'52" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1925	May 21, 1925 into Gemini
Moon	24°40'55" Pisces	Direct	May 15, 1925	May 17, 1925 into Aries
Mercury	0°26'20" Taurus	Direct	May 17, 1925	Jun 6, 1925 into Gemini
Venus	2°15'08" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1925	Jun 9, 1925 into Cancer
Mars	4°47'39" Cancer	Direct	May 9, 1925	Jun 26, 1925 into Leo
Jupiter	22°26'40" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 18, 1924	Jan 6, 1926 into Aquarius
Saturn	9°51'25" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 13, 1924	Dec 2, 1926 into Sagittarius
Uranus	24°42'04" Pisces	Direct	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	19°52'08" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	11°55'42" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	8°24'23" Leo	Direct	Apr 4, 1924	Oct 23, 1925 into Cancer

Sky Events on May 17, 1925

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 26% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 17, 01:32 UTC	Mercury enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
May 17, 21:34 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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