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Where Were the Planets on May 17, 1990?

Quick Answer

On May 17, 1990, the Sun was in Taurus (26°19' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (54% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 17, 1990. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°59' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 28°57' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 17, 1990
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°19'25" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1990	May 21, 1990 into Gemini
Moon	22°25'49" Aquarius	Direct	May 15, 1990	May 18, 1990 into Pisces
Mercury	7°55'22" Taurus	Stationing retrograde	Apr 4, 1990	Jun 12, 1990 into Gemini
Venus	15°06'10" Aries	Direct	May 4, 1990	May 30, 1990 into Taurus
Mars	19°49'07" Pisces	Direct	Apr 20, 1990	May 31, 1990 into Aries
Jupiter	9°55'22" Cancer	Direct	Jul 30, 1989	Aug 18, 1990 into Leo
Saturn	25°12'45" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	9°07'56" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	14°19'20" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	16°06'46" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	11°13'48" Aquarius	Direct	May 28, 1989	Dec 15, 1990 into Capricorn

Sky Events on May 17, 1990

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

Date	Event	Detail
May 17, 19:45 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius	26°38' Aquarius

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