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Where Were the Planets on May 17, 2006?

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On May 17, 2006, the Sun was in Taurus (26°26' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (80% illuminated). Jupiter 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, 2006. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°57' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 25°45' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 17, 2006
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun26°26'55" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Moon18°50'30" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Mercury24°49'21" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Venus16°03'17" AriesDirect into Taurus
Mars19°38'33" CancerDirect into Leo
Jupiter12°22'41" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Saturn5°54'44" LeoDirect into Virgo
Uranus14°17'48" PiscesDirect into Aries
Neptune19°48'51" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Pluto26°10'17" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
North Node1°46'05" AriesDirect into Pisces

Sky Events on May 17, 2006

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 81% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on May 17, 2006?

The Sun and Mercury sat 2 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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