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Where Were the Planets on May 23, 1955?

Quick Answer

On May 23, 1955, the Sun was in Gemini (1°35' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (4% illuminated). Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 23, 1955. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°07' Gemini at midnight UTC to 2°08' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 23, 1955
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°35'12" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1955	Jun 22, 1955 into Cancer
Moon	24°39'52" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1955	May 23, 1955 into Cancer
Mercury	23°49'43" Gemini	Direct	May 6, 1955	Jul 13, 1955 into Cancer
Venus	4°45'02" Taurus	Direct	May 19, 1955	Jun 13, 1955 into Gemini
Mars	28°20'16" Gemini	Direct	Apr 10, 1955	May 26, 1955 into Cancer
Jupiter	26°15'44" Cancer	Direct	May 24, 1954	Jun 13, 1955 into Leo
Saturn	16°49'26" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	24°44'44" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	25°58'15" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	24°22'04" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	27°52'25" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on May 23, 1955

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 4% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 23, 20:32 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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