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Where Were the Planets on May 21, 1964?

Quick Answer

On May 21, 1964, the Sun was in Gemini (0°26' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (79% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 21, 1964. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°38' Virgo at midnight UTC to 12°08' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 21, 1964
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°26'51" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1964	Jun 21, 1964 into Cancer
Moon	5°55'10" Libra	Direct	May 21, 1964	May 23, 1964 into Scorpio
Mercury	5°50'32" Taurus	Direct	Apr 2, 1964	Jun 9, 1964 into Gemini
Venus	5°42'02" Cancer	Direct	May 9, 1964	Jun 17, 1964 into Gemini
Mars	10°21'51" Taurus	Direct	May 7, 1964	Jun 17, 1964 into Gemini
Jupiter	9°19'13" Taurus	Direct	Apr 12, 1964	Apr 22, 1965 into Gemini
Saturn	4°32'29" Pisces	Direct	Mar 24, 1964	Sep 16, 1964 into Aquarius
Uranus	5°56'38" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	16°04'35" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	11°35'27" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	3°52'03" Cancer	Direct	Jan 14, 1963	Aug 2, 1964 into Gemini

Sky Events on May 21, 1964

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 79% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 21, 00:41 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
May 21, 00:49 UTC	The Sun enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
May 21, 04:40 UTC	Mercury sextile Venus	Exact sextile
May 21, 15:12 UTC	Mercury trine Uranus	Exact trine

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