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Where Were the Planets on May 6, 1955?

Quick Answer

On May 6, 1955, the Sun was in Taurus (15°11' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 6, 1955. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°29' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 16°28' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 6, 1955
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°11'22" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1955	May 21, 1955 into Gemini
Moon	10°30'06" Scorpio	Direct	May 5, 1955	May 8, 1955 into Sagittarius
Mercury	29°54'53" Taurus	Direct	Apr 22, 1955	May 6, 1955 into Gemini
Venus	14°15'10" Aries	Direct	Apr 24, 1955	May 19, 1955 into Taurus
Mars	17°07'08" Gemini	Direct	Apr 10, 1955	May 26, 1955 into Cancer
Jupiter	23°38'56" Cancer	Direct	May 24, 1954	Jun 13, 1955 into Leo
Saturn	18°05'06" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	24°07'51" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	26°22'13" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	24°18'02" Leo	Stationing direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	28°46'26" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on May 6, 1955

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 6, 13:04 UTC	Mercury enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
May 6, 22:14 UTC	Full Moon in Scorpio	15°36' Scorpio

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