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Where Were the Planets on May 17, 1928?

Quick Answer

On May 17, 1928, the Sun was in Taurus (26°18' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (6% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 17, 1928. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°46' Aries at midnight UTC to 4°44' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 17, 1928
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°18'54" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1928	May 21, 1928 into Gemini
Moon	27°14'06" Aries	Direct	May 15, 1928	May 17, 1928 into Taurus
Mercury	11°55'42" Gemini	Direct	May 11, 1928	May 28, 1928 into Cancer
Venus	14°06'21" Taurus	Direct	May 6, 1928	May 30, 1928 into Gemini
Mars	0°27'21" Aries	Direct	May 16, 1928	Jun 26, 1928 into Taurus
Jupiter	26°11'03" Aries	Direct	Jan 23, 1928	Jun 4, 1928 into Taurus
Saturn	17°17'38" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	6°10'04" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	26°25'13" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	15°27'07" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	10°22'09" Gemini	Direct	May 12, 1927	Nov 29, 1928 into Taurus

Sky Events on May 17, 1928

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 6% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 17, 14:38 UTC	The Sun square Neptune	Exact square
May 17, 16:25 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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