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Where Were the Planets on May 2, 1956?

Quick Answer

On May 2, 1956, the Sun was in Taurus (12°02' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (56% illuminated). Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 2, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°16' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 11°10' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 2, 1956
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°02'44" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1956	May 21, 1956 into Gemini
Moon	5°13'17" Aquarius	Direct	May 2, 1956	May 4, 1956 into Pisces
Mercury	2°49'14" Gemini	Direct	Apr 29, 1956	Jul 6, 1956 into Cancer
Venus	25°57'16" Gemini	Direct	Apr 4, 1956	May 8, 1956 into Cancer
Mars	11°04'00" Aquarius	Direct	Apr 14, 1956	Jun 3, 1956 into Pisces
Jupiter	21°49'42" Leo	Direct	Jan 18, 1956	Jul 7, 1956 into Virgo
Saturn	0°50'01" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1956	May 14, 1956 into Scorpio
Uranus	28°32'32" Cancer	Direct	Jan 28, 1956	Jun 10, 1956 into Leo
Neptune	28°41'32" Libra	Retrograde	Mar 11, 1956	Oct 19, 1956 into Scorpio
Pluto	26°06'16" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	9°36'16" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on May 2, 1956

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 56% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 2, 01:27 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
May 2, 16:41 UTC	Venus sextile Pluto	Exact sextile

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