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Where Were the Planets on May 10, 1956?

Quick Answer

On May 10, 1956, the Sun was in Taurus (19°47' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 10, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°03' Taurus at midnight UTC to 26°22' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 10, 1956
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°47'23" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1956	May 21, 1956 into Gemini
Moon	19°11'36" Taurus	Direct	May 9, 1956	May 11, 1956 into Gemini
Mercury	8°12'25" Gemini	Direct	Apr 29, 1956	Jul 6, 1956 into Cancer
Venus	1°34'11" Cancer	Direct	May 8, 1956	Jun 23, 1956 into Gemini
Mars	16°00'24" Aquarius	Direct	Apr 14, 1956	Jun 3, 1956 into Pisces
Jupiter	22°16'52" Leo	Direct	Jan 18, 1956	Jul 7, 1956 into Virgo
Saturn	0°16'04" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1956	May 14, 1956 into Scorpio
Uranus	28°45'27" Cancer	Direct	Jan 28, 1956	Jun 10, 1956 into Leo
Neptune	28°29'09" Libra	Retrograde	Mar 11, 1956	Oct 19, 1956 into Scorpio
Pluto	26°05'58" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	9°10'51" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on May 10, 1956

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 10, 13:04 UTC	New Moon in Taurus	19°50' Taurus

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