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Where Were the Planets on May 8, 1955?

Quick Answer

On May 8, 1955, the Sun was in Taurus (17°07' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (98% illuminated). Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 8, 1955. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°22' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 10°10' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 8, 1955
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°07'26" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1955	May 21, 1955 into Gemini
Moon	4°16'58" Sagittarius	Direct	May 8, 1955	May 10, 1955 into Capricorn
Mercury	3°36'13" Gemini	Direct	May 6, 1955	Jul 13, 1955 into Cancer
Venus	16°39'34" Aries	Direct	Apr 24, 1955	May 19, 1955 into Taurus
Mars	18°26'44" Gemini	Direct	Apr 10, 1955	May 26, 1955 into Cancer
Jupiter	23°55'44" Cancer	Direct	May 24, 1954	Jun 13, 1955 into Leo
Saturn	17°56'05" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	24°11'32" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	26°19'11" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	24°18'05" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	28°40'04" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on May 8, 1955

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

Date	Event	Detail
May 8, 03:18 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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