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Where Were the Planets on May 17, 2011?

Quick Answer

On May 17, 2011, the Sun was in Taurus (26°15' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

The Full Moon fell at 26°13' Scorpio.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 17, 2011. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°25' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 3°59' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 17, 2011
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°15'21" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 2011	May 21, 2011 into Gemini
Moon	26°44'31" Scorpio	Direct	May 15, 2011	May 17, 2011 into Sagittarius
Mercury	2°05'30" Taurus	Direct	May 15, 2011	Jun 2, 2011 into Gemini
Venus	1°54'42" Taurus	Direct	May 15, 2011	Jun 9, 2011 into Gemini
Mars	4°39'25" Taurus	Direct	May 11, 2011	Jun 21, 2011 into Gemini
Jupiter	26°06'08" Aries	Direct	Jan 22, 2011	Jun 4, 2011 into Taurus
Saturn	11°01'39" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	3°27'11" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	0°51'19" Pisces	Direct	Apr 4, 2011	Aug 5, 2011 into Aquarius
Pluto	7°09'11" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	25°04'29" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 13, 2011	Sep 2, 2012 into Scorpio

Sky Events on May 17, 2011

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 17, 11:09 UTC	Full Moon in Scorpio	26°13' Scorpio
May 17, 17:22 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

Born on May 17, 2011?

The Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars were all in Taurus, so everyone born that day is a Taurus several times over. Mercury and Venus sat less than a degree 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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