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Where Were the Planets on May 17, 1991?

Quick Answer

On May 17, 1991, the Sun was in Taurus (26°05' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (15% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 17, 1991. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°48' Cancer at midnight UTC to 19°27' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 17, 1991
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°05'40" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1991	May 21, 1991 into Gemini
Moon	12°10'05" Cancer	Direct	May 16, 1991	May 18, 1991 into Leo
Mercury	0°39'11" Taurus	Direct	May 16, 1991	Jun 5, 1991 into Gemini
Venus	9°21'25" Cancer	Direct	May 9, 1991	Jun 6, 1991 into Leo
Mars	24°45'29" Cancer	Direct	Apr 3, 1991	May 26, 1991 into Leo
Jupiter	6°53'59" Leo	Direct	Aug 18, 1990	Sep 12, 1991 into Virgo
Saturn	6°50'32" Aquarius	Stationing direct	Feb 6, 1991	May 21, 1993 into Pisces
Uranus	13°28'15" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	16°33'04" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	18°47'08" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	21°54'07" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 15, 1990	Jul 4, 1992 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on May 17, 1991

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 15% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 17, 01:25 UTC	Jupiter opposite Saturn	Exact opposition

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