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Where Were the Planets on May 17, 2009?

Quick Answer

On May 17, 2009, the Sun was in Taurus (26°42' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (48% illuminated). Mercury and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 17, 2009. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°47' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 4°56' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 17, 2009
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°42'56" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 2009	May 20, 2009 into Gemini
Moon	28°50'32" Aquarius	Direct	May 15, 2009	May 17, 2009 into Pisces
Mercury	28°08'00" Taurus	Retrograde	May 13, 2009	Jun 14, 2009 into Gemini
Venus	12°34'03" Aries	Direct	Apr 24, 2009	Jun 6, 2009 into Taurus
Mars	19°08'42" Aries	Direct	Apr 22, 2009	May 31, 2009 into Taurus
Jupiter	25°43'19" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 5, 2009	Jan 18, 2010 into Pisces
Saturn	14°54'38" Virgo	Stationing retrograde	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	25°49'52" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	26°26'43" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	2°51'19" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	3°43'51" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 2008	Jul 26, 2009 into Capricorn

Sky Events on May 17, 2009

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 48% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 17, 05:13 UTC	The Sun square Neptune	Exact square
May 17, 07:26 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius	26°32' Aquarius
May 17, 14:16 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

Born on May 17, 2009?

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