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Where Were the Planets on May 17, 1961?

Quick Answer

On May 17, 1961, the Sun was in Taurus (26°20' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (8% illuminated). Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 17, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°06' Gemini at midnight UTC to 5°29' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 17, 1961
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°20'06" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1961	May 21, 1961 into Gemini
Moon	29°20'32" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1961	May 17, 1961 into Cancer
Mercury	13°14'14" Gemini	Direct	May 10, 1961	May 28, 1961 into Cancer
Venus	16°50'26" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 1961	Jun 5, 1961 into Taurus
Mars	6°01'22" Leo	Direct	May 6, 1961	Jun 28, 1961 into Virgo
Jupiter	7°02'43" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 15, 1961	Aug 12, 1961 into Capricorn
Saturn	29°48'17" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	21°48'10" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	9°29'40" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	5°32'19" Virgo	Stationing retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	2°07'00" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on May 17, 1961

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 8% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 17, 13:16 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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