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Where Were the Planets on May 10, 1954?

Quick Answer

On May 10, 1954, the Sun was in Taurus (19°17' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (57% illuminated). Saturn and Neptune 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 10, 1954. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°33' Leo at midnight UTC to 3°53' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 10, 1954
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°17'14" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1954	May 21, 1954 into Gemini
Moon	27°45'18" Leo	Direct	May 8, 1954	May 10, 1954 into Virgo
Mercury	21°08'51" Taurus	Direct	Apr 30, 1954	May 14, 1954 into Gemini
Venus	14°06'43" Gemini	Direct	Apr 28, 1954	May 23, 1954 into Cancer
Mars	7°31'57" Capricorn	Direct	Apr 12, 1954	Jul 3, 1954 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	27°08'16" Gemini	Direct	May 9, 1953	May 24, 1954 into Cancer
Saturn	5°01'02" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	19°49'45" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	24°01'53" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	22°32'30" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	17°53'25" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 23, 1953	Apr 13, 1955 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on May 10, 1954

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 57% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 10, 16:22 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

Born on May 10, 1954?

The Sun and Mercury sat 2 degrees apart in Taurus, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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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