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Where Were the Planets on May 31, 1954?

Quick Answer

On May 31, 1954, the Sun was in Gemini (9°29' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% illuminated). Mars, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 31, 1954. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°43' Taurus at midnight UTC to 7°37' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 31, 1954
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°29'25" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1954	Jun 21, 1954 into Cancer
Moon	0°12'05" Gemini	Direct	May 31, 1954	Jun 2, 1954 into Cancer
Mercury	1°12'52" Cancer	Direct	May 30, 1954	Aug 7, 1954 into Leo
Venus	9°28'16" Cancer	Direct	May 23, 1954	Jun 17, 1954 into Leo
Mars	8°07'56" Capricorn	Retrograde	Apr 12, 1954	Jul 3, 1954 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	1°35'06" Cancer	Direct	May 24, 1954	Jun 13, 1955 into Leo
Saturn	3°40'01" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	20°44'08" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	23°35'34" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	22°42'07" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	16°46'41" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 23, 1953	Apr 13, 1955 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on May 31, 1954

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 31, 11:40 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
May 31, 19:15 UTC	Mercury conjunct Jupiter	Exact conjunction

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