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Where Were the Planets on May 3, 1955?

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On May 3, 1955, the Sun was in Taurus (12°17' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (89% illuminated). Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury sextiled Jupiter. Good news travels, and conversations open doors. Mercury sextiled Uranus. Mercury squared Pluto.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 3, 1955. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°41' Virgo at midnight UTC to 10°06' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 3, 1955
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun12°17'02" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Moon3°55'51" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Mercury24°02'32" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Venus10°38'42" AriesDirect into Taurus
Mars15°07'31" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Jupiter23°14'40" CancerDirect into Leo
Saturn18°18'34" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Uranus24°02'40" CancerDirect into Leo
Neptune26°26'53" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Pluto24°18'12" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
North Node28°55'58" SagittariusDirect into Scorpio

Sky Events on May 3, 1955

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

DateEventDetail
Mercury sextile JupiterGood news travels, and conversations open doors.
The Moon enters LibraLeaves Virgo
Mercury sextile UranusOriginal ideas and quick breakthroughs on stuck problems.
Mercury square PlutoPressured conversations, obsessive thinking and hard selling.

Born on May 3, 1955?

Jupiter and Uranus sat less than a degree apart in Cancer, 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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