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Where Were the Planets on May 17, 1930?

Quick Answer

On May 17, 1930, the Sun was in Taurus (25°50' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (79% illuminated). Mercury and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 17, 1930. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°56' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 26°58' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 17, 1930
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°50'29" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1930	May 21, 1930 into Gemini
Moon	20°58'53" Capricorn	Direct	May 15, 1930	May 18, 1930 into Aquarius
Mercury	29°58'48" Taurus	Retrograde	May 17, 1930	Jun 14, 1930 into Gemini
Venus	20°41'02" Gemini	Direct	Apr 30, 1930	May 25, 1930 into Cancer
Mars	17°28'08" Aries	Direct	Apr 24, 1930	Jun 3, 1930 into Taurus
Jupiter	20°49'44" Gemini	Direct	Jun 12, 1929	Jun 26, 1930 into Cancer
Saturn	11°21'01" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 30, 1929	Feb 24, 1932 into Aquarius
Uranus	13°46'05" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	0°48'04" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	17°51'47" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	1°42'46" Taurus	Direct	Nov 29, 1928	Jun 18, 1930 into Aries

Sky Events on May 17, 1930

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 79% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 17, 11:05 UTC	Mercury re-enters Taurus (retrograde)	Leaves Gemini
May 17, 15:29 UTC	Venus conjunct Jupiter	Exact conjunction

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