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Where Were the Planets on May 19, 1955?

Quick Answer

On May 19, 1955, the Sun was in Taurus (27°44' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (8% illuminated). Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Venus moved from Aries into Taurus.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 19, 1955. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°01' Aries at midnight UTC to 1°43' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 19, 1955
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°44'15" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1955	May 21, 1955 into Gemini
Moon	24°20'12" Aries	Direct	May 17, 1955	May 19, 1955 into Taurus
Mercury	19°49'54" Gemini	Direct	May 6, 1955	Jul 13, 1955 into Cancer
Venus	29°55'12" Aries	Direct	Apr 24, 1955	May 19, 1955 into Taurus
Mars	25°42'32" Gemini	Direct	Apr 10, 1955	May 26, 1955 into Cancer
Jupiter	25°36'07" Cancer	Direct	May 24, 1954	Jun 13, 1955 into Leo
Saturn	17°06'48" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	24°34'58" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	26°03'27" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	24°20'22" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	28°05'07" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on May 19, 1955

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 8% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 19, 13:35 UTC	Venus enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
May 19, 21:11 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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Jupiter and Uranus sat 1 degrees 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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