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Where Were the Planets on May 17, 1954?

Quick Answer

On May 17, 1954, the Sun was in Taurus (26°02' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 17, 1954. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°32' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 27°32' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 17, 1954
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°02'20" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1954	May 21, 1954 into Gemini
Moon	21°31'59" Scorpio	Direct	May 15, 1954	May 18, 1954 into Sagittarius
Mercury	6°10'32" Gemini	Direct	May 14, 1954	May 30, 1954 into Cancer
Venus	22°35'56" Gemini	Direct	Apr 28, 1954	May 23, 1954 into Cancer
Mars	8°18'45" Capricorn	Direct	Apr 12, 1954	Jul 3, 1954 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	28°34'50" Gemini	Direct	May 9, 1953	May 24, 1954 into Cancer
Saturn	4°31'32" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	20°06'03" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	23°52'09" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	22°34'20" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	17°31'10" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 23, 1953	Apr 13, 1955 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on May 17, 1954

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 17, 11:28 UTC	Venus sextile Pluto	Exact sextile
May 17, 21:47 UTC	Full Moon in Scorpio	26°26' Scorpio

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