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Where Were the Planets on May 17, 1940?

Quick Answer

On May 17, 1940, the Sun was in Taurus (26°25' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (79% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 17, 1940. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°11' Virgo at midnight UTC to 8°38' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 17, 1940
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°25'02" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1940	May 21, 1940 into Gemini
Moon	1°24'06" Libra	Direct	May 17, 1940	May 19, 1940 into Scorpio
Mercury	21°09'04" Taurus	Direct	May 6, 1940	May 21, 1940 into Gemini
Venus	7°18'34" Cancer	Direct	May 6, 1940	Jul 5, 1940 into Gemini
Mars	29°55'31" Gemini	Direct	Apr 1, 1940	May 17, 1940 into Cancer
Jupiter	0°16'03" Taurus	Direct	May 16, 1940	May 26, 1941 into Gemini
Saturn	7°14'44" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	22°15'41" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	22°48'12" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	0°51'48" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	18°16'21" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on May 17, 1940

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 79% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 17, 08:38 UTC	Venus sextile Saturn	Exact sextile
May 17, 09:40 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
May 17, 14:46 UTC	Mars enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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