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Where Were the Planets on May 8, 1959?

Quick Answer

On May 8, 1959, the Sun was in Taurus (17°09' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 8, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°23' Taurus at midnight UTC to 0°12' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 8, 1959
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°09'09" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1959	May 21, 1959 into Gemini
Moon	24°17'50" Taurus	Direct	May 6, 1959	May 8, 1959 into Gemini
Mercury	23°19'23" Aries	Direct	Mar 5, 1959	May 12, 1959 into Taurus
Venus	27°32'21" Gemini	Direct	Apr 14, 1959	May 10, 1959 into Cancer
Mars	16°04'50" Cancer	Direct	Apr 10, 1959	Jun 1, 1959 into Leo
Jupiter	28°25'35" Scorpio	Retrograde	Apr 24, 1959	Oct 5, 1959 into Sagittarius
Saturn	6°40'54" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	12°22'20" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	5°16'16" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	1°40'40" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	11°18'09" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on May 8, 1959

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 8, 23:34 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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