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Where Were the Planets on May 17, 1999?

Quick Answer

On May 17, 1999, the Sun was in Taurus (26°09' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (6% illuminated). Mars, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 17, 1999. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°04' Gemini at midnight UTC to 2°03' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 17, 1999
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°09'08" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1999	May 21, 1999 into Gemini
Moon	24°37'00" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1999	May 17, 1999 into Cancer
Mercury	16°27'01" Taurus	Direct	May 8, 1999	May 23, 1999 into Gemini
Venus	9°43'00" Cancer	Direct	May 8, 1999	Jun 5, 1999 into Leo
Mars	26°33'26" Libra	Retrograde	May 5, 1999	Jul 5, 1999 into Scorpio
Jupiter	21°55'10" Aries	Direct	Feb 13, 1999	Jun 28, 1999 into Taurus
Saturn	9°17'28" Taurus	Direct	Mar 1, 1999	Aug 10, 2000 into Gemini
Uranus	16°46'55" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	4°20'28" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	9°29'41" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	17°10'15" Leo	Direct	Sep 17, 1998	Apr 5, 2000 into Cancer

Sky Events on May 17, 1999

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 6% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 17, 01:24 UTC	Venus sextile Saturn	Exact sextile
May 17, 15:54 UTC	Mercury square Uranus	Exact square
May 17, 20:39 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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