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Where Were the Planets on May 17, 1967?

Quick Answer

On May 17, 1967, the Sun was in Taurus (25°53' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (53% illuminated). Mars, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 17, 1967. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°35' Leo at midnight UTC to 6°28' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 17, 1967
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°53'51" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1967	May 21, 1967 into Gemini
Moon	29°29'57" Leo	Direct	May 15, 1967	May 17, 1967 into Virgo
Mercury	2°55'32" Gemini	Direct	May 16, 1967	May 31, 1967 into Cancer
Venus	8°09'24" Cancer	Direct	May 10, 1967	Jun 6, 1967 into Leo
Mars	15°30'25" Libra	Retrograde	Mar 31, 1967	Jul 19, 1967 into Scorpio
Jupiter	29°05'39" Cancer	Direct	Jan 16, 1967	May 23, 1967 into Leo
Saturn	8°47'12" Aries	Direct	Mar 3, 1967	Apr 29, 1969 into Taurus
Uranus	20°20'01" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	22°54'04" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	18°00'40" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	6°05'41" Taurus	Direct	Feb 20, 1966	Sep 9, 1967 into Aries

Sky Events on May 17, 1967

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 53% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 17, 05:18 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Leo	25°38' Leo
May 17, 12:51 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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