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Where Were the Planets on May 17, 2018?

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On May 17, 2018, the Sun was in Taurus (26°32' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (6% illuminated). Jupiter, 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, 2018. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°38' Gemini at midnight UTC to 1°20' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 17, 2018
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun26°32'20" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Moon24°00'04" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Mercury6°22'40" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Venus27°32'45" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Mars0°30'03" AquariusDirect into Capricorn
Jupiter17°17'06" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Saturn8°28'06" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
Uranus0°05'58" TaurusDirect into Aries
Neptune16°12'40" PiscesDirect into Aries
Pluto21°08'22" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
North Node9°40'19" LeoDirect into Cancer

Sky Events on May 17, 2018

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 6% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters CancerLeaves Gemini

Born on May 17, 2018?

The Sun, Mercury and Uranus were all in Taurus, so everyone born that day is a Taurus several times over.

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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