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Where Were the Planets on May 15, 1955?

Quick Answer

On May 15, 1955, the Sun was in Taurus (23°52' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (46% illuminated). Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 15, 1955. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°33' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 5°29' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 15, 1955
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°52'59" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1955	May 21, 1955 into Gemini
Moon	28°59'01" Aquarius	Direct	May 13, 1955	May 15, 1955 into Pisces
Mercury	14°47'00" Gemini	Direct	May 6, 1955	Jul 13, 1955 into Cancer
Venus	25°05'37" Aries	Direct	Apr 24, 1955	May 19, 1955 into Taurus
Mars	23°04'26" Gemini	Direct	Apr 10, 1955	May 26, 1955 into Cancer
Jupiter	24°58'06" Cancer	Direct	May 24, 1954	Jun 13, 1955 into Leo
Saturn	17°24'34" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	24°25'51" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	26°08'58" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	24°19'08" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	28°17'50" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on May 15, 1955

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 46% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 15, 01:42 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius	23°28' Aquarius
May 15, 09:08 UTC	Venus square Jupiter	Exact square
May 15, 13:52 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
May 15, 22:54 UTC	The Sun square Pluto	Exact square

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