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Where Were the Planets on May 19, 2017?

Quick Answer

On May 19, 2017, the Sun was in Taurus (28°41' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (45% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 19, 2017. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°56' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 10°50' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 19, 2017
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°41'45" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 2017	May 20, 2017 into Gemini
Moon	4°21'12" Pisces	Direct	May 19, 2017	May 21, 2017 into Aries
Mercury	3°10'51" Taurus	Direct	May 16, 2017	Jun 6, 2017 into Gemini
Venus	13°48'00" Aries	Direct	Apr 28, 2017	Jun 6, 2017 into Taurus
Mars	19°10'02" Gemini	Direct	Apr 21, 2017	Jun 4, 2017 into Cancer
Jupiter	13°52'53" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 9, 2016	Oct 10, 2017 into Scorpio
Saturn	26°22'25" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Sep 18, 2015	Dec 20, 2017 into Capricorn
Uranus	26°24'01" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	14°03'25" Pisces	Direct	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	19°11'54" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	28°53'39" Leo	Direct	Apr 28, 2017	Nov 16, 2018 into Cancer

Sky Events on May 19, 2017

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 45% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 19, 00:33 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius	28°14' Aquarius
May 19, 03:51 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
May 19, 06:11 UTC	Saturn trine Uranus	Exact trine
May 19, 14:12 UTC	Venus opposite Jupiter	Exact opposition

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