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Where Were the Planets on May 10, 1959?

Quick Answer

On May 10, 1959, the Sun was in Taurus (19°05' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (6% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 10, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°04' Gemini at midnight UTC to 24°00' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 10, 1959
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°05'13" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1959	May 21, 1959 into Gemini
Moon	18°02'11" Gemini	Direct	May 8, 1959	May 11, 1959 into Cancer
Mercury	26°19'50" Aries	Direct	Mar 5, 1959	May 12, 1959 into Taurus
Venus	29°49'20" Gemini	Direct	Apr 14, 1959	May 10, 1959 into Cancer
Mars	17°14'52" Cancer	Direct	Apr 10, 1959	Jun 1, 1959 into Leo
Jupiter	28°10'47" Scorpio	Retrograde	Apr 24, 1959	Oct 5, 1959 into Sagittarius
Saturn	6°36'37" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	12°24'23" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	5°13'06" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	1°40'24" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	11°11'47" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on May 10, 1959

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

Date	Event	Detail
May 10, 15:44 UTC	Venus enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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