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Where Were the Planets on May 17, 1933?

Quick Answer

On May 17, 1933, the Sun was in Taurus (26°06' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (40% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 17, 1933. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°20' Pisces at midnight UTC to 14°18' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 17, 1933
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°06'44" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1933	May 21, 1933 into Gemini
Moon	7°52'21" Pisces	Direct	May 16, 1933	May 19, 1933 into Aries
Mercury	13°12'25" Taurus	Direct	May 10, 1933	May 25, 1933 into Gemini
Venus	2°55'59" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1933	Jun 8, 1933 into Cancer
Mars	7°19'29" Virgo	Direct	Nov 13, 1932	Jul 6, 1933 into Libra
Jupiter	13°21'54" Virgo	Direct	Aug 11, 1932	Sep 10, 1933 into Libra
Saturn	16°18'13" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 20, 1932	Feb 14, 1935 into Pisces
Uranus	25°12'49" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	7°24'03" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	21°36'27" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	3°40'31" Pisces	Direct	Jan 6, 1932	Jul 25, 1933 into Aquarius

Sky Events on May 17, 1933

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 40% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 17, 13:57 UTC	Mercury trine Jupiter	Exact trine
May 17, 17:31 UTC	Mars conjunct Neptune	Exact conjunction

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