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Where Were the Planets on May 17, 1937?

Quick Answer

On May 17, 1937, the Sun was in Taurus (26°09' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (52% illuminated). Mercury, Mars, Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 17, 1937. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°13' Leo at midnight UTC to 5°11' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 17, 1937
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°09'12" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1937	May 21, 1937 into Gemini
Moon	28°45'10" Leo	Direct	May 15, 1937	May 17, 1937 into Virgo
Mercury	16°53'55" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 7, 1937	Jun 13, 1937 into Gemini
Venus	20°41'41" Aries	Direct	Apr 14, 1937	Jun 4, 1937 into Taurus
Mars	29°08'11" Scorpio	Retrograde	May 14, 1937	Aug 8, 1937 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	27°18'39" Capricorn	Stationing direct	Dec 2, 1936	Dec 20, 1937 into Aquarius
Saturn	2°13'25" Aries	Direct	Apr 25, 1937	Oct 18, 1937 into Pisces
Uranus	10°33'37" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	16°12'23" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	26°47'37" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	16°18'35" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 31, 1936	Mar 21, 1938 into Scorpio

Sky Events on May 17, 1937

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 52% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 17, 06:49 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Leo	25°57' Leo
May 17, 14:18 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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