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Where Were the Planets on May 6, 1964?

Quick Answer

On May 6, 1964, the Sun was in Taurus (15°58' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (34% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 6, 1964. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°00' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 11°04' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 6, 1964
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°58'27" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1964	May 21, 1964 into Gemini
Moon	4°29'26" Pisces	Direct	May 6, 1964	May 8, 1964 into Aries
Mercury	2°11'17" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 2, 1964	Jun 9, 1964 into Gemini
Venus	28°19'11" Gemini	Direct	Apr 4, 1964	May 9, 1964 into Cancer
Mars	29°09'50" Aries	Direct	Mar 29, 1964	May 7, 1964 into Taurus
Jupiter	5°47'52" Taurus	Direct	Apr 12, 1964	Apr 22, 1965 into Gemini
Saturn	3°46'31" Pisces	Direct	Mar 24, 1964	Sep 16, 1964 into Aquarius
Uranus	5°56'14" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	16°28'47" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	11°39'30" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	4°39'42" Cancer	Direct	Jan 14, 1963	Aug 2, 1964 into Gemini

Sky Events on May 6, 1964

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 34% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 6, 03:43 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

Born on May 6, 1964?

The Sun, Mercury and Jupiter were all in Taurus, so everyone born that day is a Taurus several times over.

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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