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Where Were the Planets on May 17, 1939?

Quick Answer

On May 17, 1939, the Sun was in Taurus (25°41' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (3% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 17, 1939. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°07' Aries at midnight UTC to 11°16' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 17, 1939
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°41'22" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1939	May 21, 1939 into Gemini
Moon	4°39'45" Taurus	Direct	May 17, 1939	May 19, 1939 into Gemini
Mercury	4°36'27" Taurus	Direct	May 14, 1939	May 31, 1939 into Gemini
Venus	26°16'32" Aries	Direct	Apr 25, 1939	May 20, 1939 into Taurus
Mars	27°31'04" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 21, 1939	May 25, 1939 into Aquarius
Jupiter	1°07'49" Aries	Direct	May 11, 1939	Oct 30, 1939 into Pisces
Saturn	25°23'28" Aries	Direct	Jan 14, 1938	Jul 6, 1939 into Taurus
Uranus	18°18'04" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	20°36'31" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	29°28'38" Cancer	Direct	Feb 7, 1939	Jun 14, 1939 into Leo
North Node	7°39'13" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 21, 1938	Oct 9, 1939 into Libra

Sky Events on May 17, 1939

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 3% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 17, 03:27 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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