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Where Were the Planets on May 17, 2014?

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On May 17, 2014, the Sun was in Taurus (26°30' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (90% illuminated). Mars, Saturn 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, 2014. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°04' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 9°30' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 17, 2014
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun26°30'38" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Moon2°17'23" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Mercury17°06'15" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Venus16°32'48" AriesDirect into Taurus
Mars9°04'05" LibraStationing direct into Scorpio
Jupiter17°40'09" CancerDirect into Leo
Saturn19°30'51" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Uranus14°52'46" AriesDirect into Taurus
Neptune7°27'09" PiscesDirect into Aries
Pluto13°19'31" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
North Node27°02'14" LibraDirect into Virgo

Sky Events on May 17, 2014

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 91% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters CapricornLeaves Sagittarius

Born on May 17, 2014?

Venus and Uranus sat 2 degrees apart in Aries, 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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