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Where Were the Planets on May 5, 1955?

Quick Answer

On May 5, 1955, the Sun was in Taurus (14°13' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (98% 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 5, 1955. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°23' Libra at midnight UTC to 4°29' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 5, 1955
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°13'17" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1955	May 21, 1955 into Gemini
Moon	28°27'24" Libra	Direct	May 3, 1955	May 5, 1955 into Scorpio
Mercury	27°59'57" Taurus	Direct	Apr 22, 1955	May 6, 1955 into Gemini
Venus	13°02'59" Aries	Direct	Apr 24, 1955	May 19, 1955 into Taurus
Mars	16°27'18" Gemini	Direct	Apr 10, 1955	May 26, 1955 into Cancer
Jupiter	23°30'44" Cancer	Direct	May 24, 1954	Jun 13, 1955 into Leo
Saturn	18°09'36" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	24°06'05" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	26°23'46" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	24°18'04" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	28°49'36" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on May 5, 1955

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 5, 15:03 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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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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