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Where Were the Planets on May 17, 1938?

Quick Answer

On May 17, 1938, the Sun was in Taurus (25°55' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (91% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 17, 1938. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°38' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 6°28' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 17, 1938
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°55'01" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1938	May 21, 1938 into Gemini
Moon	0°34'09" Capricorn	Direct	May 17, 1938	May 19, 1938 into Aquarius
Mercury	0°37'37" Taurus	Direct	May 16, 1938	Jun 8, 1938 into Gemini
Venus	21°19'54" Gemini	Direct	Apr 29, 1938	May 24, 1938 into Cancer
Mars	16°13'13" Gemini	Direct	Apr 23, 1938	Jun 7, 1938 into Cancer
Jupiter	0°20'43" Pisces	Direct	May 14, 1938	Jul 30, 1938 into Aquarius
Saturn	13°45'56" Aries	Direct	Jan 14, 1938	Jul 6, 1939 into Taurus
Uranus	14°25'14" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	18°24'26" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	28°07'33" Cancer	Direct	Nov 25, 1937	Aug 3, 1938 into Leo
North Node	26°58'54" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 21, 1938	Oct 9, 1939 into Libra

Sky Events on May 17, 1938

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 91% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 17, 02:44 UTC	Mercury sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile
May 17, 10:50 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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