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Where Were the Planets on May 17, 1958?

Quick Answer

On May 17, 1958, the Sun was in Taurus (26°04' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (2% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 17, 1958. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°34' Taurus at midnight UTC to 17°37' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 17, 1958
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°04'26" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1958	May 21, 1958 into Gemini
Moon	11°34'57" Taurus	Direct	May 16, 1958	May 19, 1958 into Gemini
Mercury	0°27'48" Taurus	Direct	May 17, 1958	Jun 5, 1958 into Gemini
Venus	13°19'43" Aries	Direct	May 5, 1958	Jun 1, 1958 into Taurus
Mars	14°58'28" Pisces	Direct	Apr 27, 1958	Jun 7, 1958 into Aries
Jupiter	23°18'11" Libra	Retrograde	Mar 20, 1958	Sep 7, 1958 into Scorpio
Saturn	24°19'11" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	7°59'32" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	2°47'47" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	29°47'25" Leo	Direct	Apr 11, 1958	Jun 10, 1958 into Virgo
North Node	0°09'14" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 30, 1956	May 20, 1958 into Libra

Sky Events on May 17, 1958

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 2% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 17, 01:53 UTC	Mercury enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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