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Where Were the Planets on May 4, 1955?

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On May 4, 1955, the Sun was in Taurus (13°15' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (94% illuminated). Saturn, Neptune and Pluto 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 4, 1955. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°07' Libra at midnight UTC to 22°22' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 4, 1955
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun13°15'10" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Moon16°16'27" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Mercury26°02'25" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Venus11°50'50" AriesDirect into Taurus
Mars15°47'26" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Jupiter23°22'38" CancerDirect into Leo
Saturn18°14'05" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Uranus24°04'21" CancerDirect into Leo
Neptune26°25'19" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Pluto24°18'07" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
North Node28°52'47" SagittariusDirect into Scorpio

Sky Events on May 4, 1955

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 94% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on May 4, 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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