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Where Were the Planets on May 2, 1954?

Quick Answer

On May 2, 1954, the Sun was in Taurus (11°32' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 2, 1954. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°54' Aries at midnight UTC to 14°10' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 2, 1954
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°32'26" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1954	May 21, 1954 into Gemini
Moon	6°33'15" Taurus	Direct	May 2, 1954	May 4, 1954 into Gemini
Mercury	4°06'09" Taurus	Direct	Apr 30, 1954	May 14, 1954 into Gemini
Venus	4°22'21" Gemini	Direct	Apr 28, 1954	May 23, 1954 into Cancer
Mars	6°01'23" Capricorn	Direct	Apr 12, 1954	Jul 3, 1954 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	25°33'00" Gemini	Direct	May 9, 1953	May 24, 1954 into Cancer
Saturn	5°36'37" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	19°33'37" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	24°13'55" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	22°32'06" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	18°18'50" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 23, 1953	Apr 13, 1955 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on May 2, 1954

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 2, 01:42 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
May 2, 20:22 UTC	New Moon in Taurus	11°53' Taurus

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