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Where Were the Planets on May 16, 1964?

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On May 16, 1964, the Sun was in Taurus (25°38' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (28% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 16, 1964. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°34' Cancer at midnight UTC to 6°42' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 16, 1964
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°38'04" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1964	May 21, 1964 into Gemini
Moon	29°41'41" Cancer	Direct	May 14, 1964	May 16, 1964 into Leo
Mercury	2°48'57" Taurus	Direct	Apr 2, 1964	Jun 9, 1964 into Gemini
Venus	3°53'03" Cancer	Direct	May 9, 1964	Jun 17, 1964 into Gemini
Mars	6°39'11" Taurus	Direct	May 7, 1964	Jun 17, 1964 into Gemini
Jupiter	8°09'29" Taurus	Direct	Apr 12, 1964	Apr 22, 1965 into Gemini
Saturn	4°19'23" Pisces	Direct	Mar 24, 1964	Sep 16, 1964 into Aquarius
Uranus	5°55'09" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	16°12'32" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	11°36'02" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	4°07'56" Cancer	Direct	Jan 14, 1963	Aug 2, 1964 into Gemini

Sky Events on May 16, 1964

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 28% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 16, 12:31 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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