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Where Were the Planets on May 18, 1958?

Quick Answer

On May 18, 1958, the Sun was in Taurus (27°02' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 18, 1958. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°38' Taurus at midnight UTC to 29°52' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 18, 1958
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°02'15" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1958	May 21, 1958 into Gemini
Moon	23°44'11" Taurus	Direct	May 16, 1958	May 19, 1958 into Gemini
Mercury	1°35'52" Taurus	Direct	May 17, 1958	Jun 5, 1958 into Gemini
Venus	14°27'12" Aries	Direct	May 5, 1958	Jun 1, 1958 into Taurus
Mars	15°42'18" Pisces	Direct	Apr 27, 1958	Jun 7, 1958 into Aries
Jupiter	23°12'47" Libra	Retrograde	Mar 20, 1958	Sep 7, 1958 into Scorpio
Saturn	24°15'33" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	8°01'14" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	2°46'19" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	29°47'36" Leo	Direct	Apr 11, 1958	Jun 10, 1958 into Virgo
North Node	0°06'04" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 30, 1956	May 20, 1958 into Libra

Sky Events on May 18, 1958

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

Date	Event	Detail
May 18, 19:01 UTC	New Moon in Taurus	27°19' Taurus

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