The Sky on a Date

Where Were the Planets on May 17, 1926?

Quick Answer

On May 17, 1926, the Sun was in Taurus (25°49' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (29% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 17, 1926. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°18' Cancer at midnight UTC to 7°18' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 17, 1926
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°49'12" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1926	May 21, 1926 into Gemini
Moon	1°20'05" Leo	Direct	May 17, 1926	May 19, 1926 into Virgo
Mercury	6°41'37" Taurus	Direct	May 13, 1926	May 29, 1926 into Gemini
Venus	11°45'49" Aries	Direct	May 6, 1926	Jun 2, 1926 into Taurus
Mars	9°54'54" Pisces	Direct	May 3, 1926	Jun 15, 1926 into Aries
Jupiter	25°46'39" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 6, 1926	Jan 18, 1927 into Pisces
Saturn	22°32'44" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 13, 1924	Dec 2, 1926 into Sagittarius
Uranus	28°30'54" Pisces	Direct	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	22°02'54" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	13°04'59" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	19°04'42" Cancer	Direct	Oct 23, 1925	May 12, 1927 into Gemini

Sky Events on May 17, 1926

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 29% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 17, 09:20 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
May 17, 10:50 UTC	The Sun square Jupiter	Exact square

Born on May 17, 1926?

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

Create Your Birth Chart

Look Up Another Date

Data for this page: JSON. Free to cite with a link to this page.