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Where Were the Planets on May 2, 1960?

Quick Answer

On May 2, 1960, the Sun was in Taurus (12°04' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (36% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 2, 1960. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°05' Cancer at midnight UTC to 1°00' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 2, 1960
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°04'42" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1960	May 21, 1960 into Gemini
Moon	25°02'16" Cancer	Direct	Apr 30, 1960	May 2, 1960 into Leo
Mercury	25°54'55" Aries	Direct	Apr 16, 1960	May 4, 1960 into Taurus
Venus	28°21'56" Aries	Direct	Apr 9, 1960	May 3, 1960 into Taurus
Mars	23°16'14" Pisces	Direct	Apr 2, 1960	May 11, 1960 into Aries
Jupiter	3°22'49" Capricorn	Retrograde	Mar 1, 1960	Jun 10, 1960 into Sagittarius
Saturn	18°24'27" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	16°57'40" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	7°39'04" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	3°37'41" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	22°14'20" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on May 2, 1960

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 36% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 2, 21:58 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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