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Where Were the Planets on May 10, 1955?

Quick Answer

On May 10, 1955, the Sun was in Taurus (19°03' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (89% illuminated). Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Jupiter met Uranus in Cancer. Breakthroughs, windfalls and sudden openings.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 10, 1955. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°58' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 3°46' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 10, 1955
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°03'25" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1955	May 21, 1955 into Gemini
Moon	27°52'43" Sagittarius	Direct	May 8, 1955	May 10, 1955 into Capricorn
Mercury	7°05'05" Gemini	Direct	May 6, 1955	Jul 13, 1955 into Cancer
Venus	19°04'03" Aries	Direct	Apr 24, 1955	May 19, 1955 into Taurus
Mars	19°46'12" Gemini	Direct	Apr 10, 1955	May 26, 1955 into Cancer
Jupiter	24°12'59" Cancer	Direct	May 24, 1954	Jun 13, 1955 into Leo
Saturn	17°47'03" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	24°15'25" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	26°16'12" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	24°18'14" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	28°33'43" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on May 10, 1955

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

Date	Event	Detail
May 10, 16:18 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
May 10, 20:35 UTC	Jupiter conjunct Uranus	Breakthroughs, windfalls and sudden openings.

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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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