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Where Were the Planets on May 1, 1964?

Quick Answer

On May 1, 1964, the Sun was in Taurus (11°07' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (81% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury met Jupiter in Taurus while Mercury was retrograde. Big ideas and big talk. Good for teaching, planning and pitching.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 1, 1964. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°11' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 8°59' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 1, 1964
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°07'44" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1964	May 21, 1964 into Gemini
Moon	3°05'42" Capricorn	Direct	May 1, 1964	May 3, 1964 into Aquarius
Mercury	4°32'24" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 2, 1964	Jun 9, 1964 into Gemini
Venus	24°47'15" Gemini	Direct	Apr 4, 1964	May 9, 1964 into Cancer
Mars	25°23'19" Aries	Direct	Mar 29, 1964	May 7, 1964 into Taurus
Jupiter	4°36'20" Taurus	Direct	Apr 12, 1964	Apr 22, 1965 into Gemini
Saturn	3°26'56" Pisces	Direct	Mar 24, 1964	Sep 16, 1964 into Aquarius
Uranus	5°58'47" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	16°36'56" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	11°42'20" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	4°55'35" Cancer	Direct	Jan 14, 1963	Aug 2, 1964 into Gemini

Sky Events on May 1, 1964

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 81% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 1, 05:42 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
May 1, 10:07 UTC	Mercury conjunct Jupiter	Big ideas and big talk. Good for teaching, planning and pitching.

Born on May 1, 1964?

The Sun, Mercury and Jupiter were all in Taurus, so everyone born that day is a Taurus several times over. Mercury and Jupiter sat less than a degree apart in Taurus, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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