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Where Were the Planets on May 17, 1931?

Quick Answer

On May 17, 1931, the Sun was in Taurus (25°37' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 17, 1931. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°36' Taurus at midnight UTC to 0°17' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 17, 1931
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°37'01" Taurus	Direct	Apr 21, 1931	May 22, 1931 into Gemini
Moon	23°55'20" Taurus	Direct	May 15, 1931	May 17, 1931 into Gemini
Mercury	4°09'38" Taurus	Direct	Apr 3, 1931	Jun 11, 1931 into Gemini
Venus	25°39'25" Aries	Direct	Apr 26, 1931	May 21, 1931 into Taurus
Mars	17°50'18" Leo	Direct	Mar 30, 1931	Jun 10, 1931 into Virgo
Jupiter	17°30'51" Cancer	Direct	Jun 26, 1930	Jul 17, 1931 into Leo
Saturn	23°07'19" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 30, 1929	Feb 24, 1932 into Aquarius
Uranus	17°33'56" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	2°59'53" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	19°05'29" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	12°23'05" Aries	Direct	Jun 18, 1930	Jan 6, 1932 into Pisces

Sky Events on May 17, 1931

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 17, 15:28 UTC	New Moon in Taurus	25°45' Taurus
May 17, 21:36 UTC	Jupiter square Uranus	Exact square
May 17, 23:26 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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