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Where Were the Planets on May 17, 2005?

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On May 17, 2005, the Sun was in Taurus (26°40' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (61% illuminated). Jupiter and Pluto were retrograde.

Venus trined Jupiter. Social ease and good feeling. Good for celebrations and asking favors.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 17, 2005. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°07' Virgo at midnight UTC to 15°15' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 17, 2005
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun26°40'47" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Moon9°09'49" VirgoDirect into Libra
Mercury8°36'45" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Venus9°00'04" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Mars11°50'00" PiscesDirect into Aries
Jupiter9°27'28" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Saturn23°07'04" CancerDirect into Leo
Uranus10°26'12" PiscesDirect into Aries
Neptune17°36'21" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Pluto23°52'20" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
North Node21°05'47" AriesDirect into Pisces

Sky Events on May 17, 2005

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 61% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Venus trine JupiterSocial ease and good feeling. Good for celebrations and asking favors.

Born on May 17, 2005?

Mars and Uranus sat 1 degrees apart in Pisces, 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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