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Where Were the Planets on May 17, 1971?

Quick Answer

On May 17, 1971, the Sun was in Taurus (25°56' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (54% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 17, 1971. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°35' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 28°26' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 17, 1971
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°56'18" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1971	May 21, 1971 into Gemini
Moon	21°29'23" Aquarius	Direct	May 15, 1971	May 18, 1971 into Pisces
Mercury	0°19'57" Taurus	Direct	May 17, 1971	Jun 7, 1971 into Gemini
Venus	28°45'02" Aries	Direct	Apr 23, 1971	May 18, 1971 into Taurus
Mars	6°45'20" Aquarius	Direct	May 3, 1971	Nov 6, 1971 into Pisces
Jupiter	2°20'18" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jan 14, 1971	Jun 5, 1971 into Scorpio
Saturn	25°56'06" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	9°50'26" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	1°51'50" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	27°05'55" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	18°43'45" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1970	May 5, 1972 into Capricorn

Sky Events on May 17, 1971

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 17, 03:32 UTC	Mercury enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
May 17, 11:54 UTC	The Sun conjunct Saturn	Exact conjunction
May 17, 20:15 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius	26°16' Aquarius

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