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Where Were the Planets on May 17, 2071?

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On May 17, 2071, the Sun is in Taurus (26°43' at noon UTC), the Moon moves from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase is Waning Gibbous (89% illuminated). Saturn and Uranus are retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 17, 2071. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°29' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 10°27' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 17, 2071
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°43'14" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 2071	May 20, 2071 into Gemini
Moon	4°29'35" Capricorn	Direct	May 17, 2071	May 19, 2071 into Aquarius
Mercury	11°19'42" Taurus	Direct	May 11, 2071	May 26, 2071 into Gemini
Venus	12°02'33" Cancer	Direct	May 5, 2071	Jun 6, 2071 into Leo
Mars	9°48'00" Aries	Direct	May 4, 2071	Jun 13, 2071 into Taurus
Jupiter	16°03'35" Taurus	Direct	Mar 9, 2071	Jul 22, 2071 into Gemini
Saturn	26°20'10" Libra	Retrograde	Mar 27, 2071	Sep 18, 2071 into Scorpio
Uranus	27°02'35" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Oct 28, 2065	Jan 22, 2072 into Capricorn
Neptune	11°16'12" Cancer	Direct	May 1, 2066	Sep 1, 2078 into Leo
Pluto	5°11'17" Aries	Direct	Feb 23, 2068	Jun 9, 2095 into Taurus
North Node	4°35'38" Libra	Direct	Jan 22, 2070	Aug 12, 2071 into Virgo

Sky Events on May 17, 2071

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 89% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 17, 03:00 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
May 17, 11:14 UTC	Mercury sextile Neptune	Exact sextile

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