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Where Were the Planets on May 17, 1998?

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On May 17, 1998, the Sun was in Taurus (26°23' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (68% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 17, 1998. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°37' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 11°52' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 17, 1998
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun26°23'08" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Moon5°13'15" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Mercury3°32'04" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Venus15°34'22" AriesDirect into Taurus
Mars25°14'33" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Jupiter22°30'18" PiscesDirect into Aries
Saturn27°32'20" AriesDirect into Taurus
Uranus12°44'26" AquariusStationing retrograde into Pisces
Neptune2°07'11" AquariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Pluto6°59'09" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
North Node6°29'57" VirgoDirect into Leo

Sky Events on May 17, 1998

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 68% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters AquariusLeaves Capricorn

Born on May 17, 1998?

The Sun, Mercury and Mars were all in Taurus, so everyone born that day is a Taurus several times over. The Sun and Mars sat 1 degrees apart in Taurus, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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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