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Where Were the Planets on May 17, 1935?

Quick Answer

On May 17, 1935, the Sun was in Taurus (25°39' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (99% illuminated). Mars, Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 17, 1935. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°02' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 21°03' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 17, 1935
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°39'12" Taurus	Direct	Apr 21, 1935	May 22, 1935 into Gemini
Moon	14°31'15" Scorpio	Direct	May 16, 1935	May 18, 1935 into Sagittarius
Mercury	15°35'34" Gemini	Direct	May 8, 1935	May 29, 1935 into Cancer
Venus	6°22'59" Cancer	Direct	May 11, 1935	Jun 7, 1935 into Leo
Mars	6°03'12" Libra	Stationing direct	Dec 11, 1934	Jul 29, 1935 into Scorpio
Jupiter	17°29'03" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 11, 1934	Nov 9, 1935 into Sagittarius
Saturn	9°13'26" Pisces	Direct	Feb 14, 1935	Apr 25, 1937 into Aries
Uranus	2°50'07" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	11°48'25" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	24°09'47" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	25°01'09" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 12, 1935	Aug 31, 1936 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on May 17, 1935

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 17, 05:05 UTC	Venus square Mars	Exact square

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