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Where Were the Planets on May 17, 1944?

Quick Answer

On May 17, 1944, the Sun was in Taurus (26°26' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (27% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 17, 1944. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°14' Pisces at midnight UTC to 0°33' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 17, 1944
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°26'12" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1944	May 21, 1944 into Gemini
Moon	23°23'47" Pisces	Direct	May 15, 1944	May 17, 1944 into Aries
Mercury	6°53'04" Taurus	Stationing retrograde	Apr 3, 1944	Jun 11, 1944 into Gemini
Venus	15°26'36" Taurus	Direct	May 4, 1944	May 29, 1944 into Gemini
Mars	27°04'53" Cancer	Direct	Mar 28, 1944	May 22, 1944 into Leo
Jupiter	18°47'29" Leo	Direct	Jun 30, 1943	Jul 26, 1944 into Virgo
Saturn	25°43'23" Gemini	Direct	May 8, 1942	Jun 20, 1944 into Cancer
Uranus	8°10'06" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	1°38'21" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	6°35'07" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	0°54'25" Leo	Direct	Nov 15, 1942	Jun 3, 1944 into Cancer

Sky Events on May 17, 1944

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 28% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 17, 23:03 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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