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Where Were the Planets on May 11, 1955?

Quick Answer

On May 11, 1955, the Sun was in Taurus (20°01' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (82% illuminated). Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 11, 1955. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°47' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 15°40' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 11, 1955
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	20°01'23" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1955	May 21, 1955 into Gemini
Moon	9°43'26" Capricorn	Direct	May 10, 1955	May 13, 1955 into Aquarius
Mercury	8°44'32" Gemini	Direct	May 6, 1955	Jul 13, 1955 into Cancer
Venus	20°16'20" Aries	Direct	Apr 24, 1955	May 19, 1955 into Taurus
Mars	20°25'54" Gemini	Direct	Apr 10, 1955	May 26, 1955 into Cancer
Jupiter	24°21'47" Cancer	Direct	May 24, 1954	Jun 13, 1955 into Leo
Saturn	17°42'33" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	24°17'25" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	26°14'43" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	24°18'22" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	28°30'33" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on May 11, 1955

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 82% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 11, 19:03 UTC	Venus sextile Mars	Exact sextile

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