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Where Were the Planets on May 8, 1956?

Quick Answer

On May 8, 1956, the Sun was in Taurus (17°51' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (5% illuminated). Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 8, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°20' Aries at midnight UTC to 28°01' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 8, 1956
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°51'22" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1956	May 21, 1956 into Gemini
Moon	21°08'40" Aries	Direct	May 6, 1956	May 9, 1956 into Taurus
Mercury	7°21'52" Gemini	Direct	Apr 29, 1956	Jul 6, 1956 into Cancer
Venus	0°16'16" Cancer	Direct	May 8, 1956	Jun 23, 1956 into Gemini
Mars	14°46'50" Aquarius	Direct	Apr 14, 1956	Jun 3, 1956 into Pisces
Jupiter	22°09'03" Leo	Direct	Jan 18, 1956	Jul 7, 1956 into Virgo
Saturn	0°24'44" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1956	May 14, 1956 into Scorpio
Uranus	28°41'56" Cancer	Direct	Jan 28, 1956	Jun 10, 1956 into Leo
Neptune	28°32'11" Libra	Retrograde	Mar 11, 1956	Oct 19, 1956 into Scorpio
Pluto	26°05'52" Leo	Stationing retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	9°17'13" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on May 8, 1956

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 6% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 8, 02:19 UTC	Venus enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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