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Where Were the Planets on May 19, 1960?

Quick Answer

On May 19, 1960, the Sun was in Taurus (28°29' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (32% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 19, 1960. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°38' Pisces at midnight UTC to 25°43' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 19, 1960
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°29'40" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1960	May 21, 1960 into Gemini
Moon	19°13'24" Pisces	Direct	May 18, 1960	May 20, 1960 into Aries
Mercury	0°46'51" Gemini	Direct	May 19, 1960	Jun 2, 1960 into Cancer
Venus	19°14'47" Taurus	Direct	May 3, 1960	May 28, 1960 into Gemini
Mars	6°13'56" Aries	Direct	May 11, 1960	Jun 20, 1960 into Taurus
Jupiter	2°18'50" Capricorn	Retrograde	Mar 1, 1960	Jun 10, 1960 into Sagittarius
Saturn	18°02'44" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	17°12'51" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	7°12'15" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	3°35'37" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	21°20'20" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on May 19, 1960

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 32% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 19, 03:26 UTC	Mercury enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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