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Where Were the Planets on May 17, 1996?

Quick Answer

On May 17, 1996, the Sun was in Taurus (26°51' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

The New Moon fell at 26°51' Taurus.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 17, 1996. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°38' Taurus at midnight UTC to 3°13' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 17, 1996
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°51'17" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 1996	May 20, 1996 into Gemini
Moon	26°57'58" Taurus	Direct	May 15, 1996	May 17, 1996 into Gemini
Mercury	23°03'25" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 8, 1996	Jun 13, 1996 into Gemini
Venus	28°09'04" Gemini	Stationing retrograde	Apr 3, 1996	Aug 7, 1996 into Cancer
Mars	10°59'45" Taurus	Direct	May 2, 1996	Jun 12, 1996 into Gemini
Jupiter	17°23'49" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 3, 1996	Jan 21, 1997 into Aquarius
Saturn	4°20'11" Aries	Direct	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	4°33'02" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	27°40'05" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	1°52'52" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	15°09'19" Libra	Direct	Aug 11, 1995	Feb 27, 1997 into Virgo

Sky Events on May 17, 1996

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 17, 11:46 UTC	New Moon in Taurus	26°51' Taurus
May 17, 17:47 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

Born on May 17, 1996?

The Sun, Mercury and Mars were all in Taurus, so everyone born that day is a Taurus several times over.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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