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Where Were the Planets on May 17, 2061?

Quick Answer

On May 17, 2061, the Sun is in Taurus (27°06' at noon UTC), the Moon moves from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase is Waning Crescent (6% illuminated). Uranus is retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 17, 2061. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°59' Aries at midnight UTC to 6°50' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 17, 2061
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°06'53" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 2061	May 20, 2061 into Gemini
Moon	29°23'10" Aries	Direct	May 15, 2061	May 17, 2061 into Taurus
Mercury	14°07'58" Gemini	Direct	Apr 30, 2061	Jul 8, 2061 into Cancer
Venus	13°40'25" Gemini	Direct	May 6, 2061	May 30, 2061 into Cancer
Mars	3°24'02" Libra	Stationing retrograde	Dec 12, 2060	Jul 31, 2061 into Scorpio
Jupiter	6°11'35" Cancer	Direct	Apr 12, 2061	Sep 4, 2061 into Leo
Saturn	17°45'10" Gemini	Direct	Mar 31, 2060	Sep 1, 2061 into Cancer
Uranus	10°11'16" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 11, 2059	Jan 10, 2065 into Sagittarius
Neptune	19°38'34" Gemini	Direct	May 12, 2052	Jul 3, 2065 into Cancer
Pluto	23°59'01" Pisces	Direct	Jan 19, 2044	Jun 18, 2066 into Aries
North Node	17°58'51" Aries	Direct	Oct 2, 2060	Apr 22, 2062 into Pisces

Sky Events on May 17, 2061

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

Date	Event	Detail
May 17, 12:59 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
May 17, 22:05 UTC	Mercury conjunct Venus	Exact conjunction

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