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Where Were the Planets on May 24, 1955?

Quick Answer

On May 24, 1955, the Sun was in Gemini (2°32' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (10% illuminated). Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 24, 1955. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°08' Cancer at midnight UTC to 16°52' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 24, 1955
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°32'53" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1955	Jun 22, 1955 into Cancer
Moon	9°33'40" Cancer	Direct	May 23, 1955	May 25, 1955 into Leo
Mercury	24°39'21" Gemini	Direct	May 6, 1955	Jul 13, 1955 into Cancer
Venus	5°57'31" Taurus	Direct	May 19, 1955	Jun 13, 1955 into Gemini
Mars	28°59'38" Gemini	Direct	Apr 10, 1955	May 26, 1955 into Cancer
Jupiter	26°25'53" Cancer	Direct	May 24, 1954	Jun 13, 1955 into Leo
Saturn	16°45'09" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	24°47'16" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	25°57'01" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	24°22'33" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	27°49'14" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on May 24, 1955

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 10% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 24, 03:33 UTC	Mercury sextile Pluto	Exact sextile

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