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Where Were the Planets on May 2, 1965?

Quick Answer

On May 2, 1965, the Sun was in Taurus (11°51' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (1% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 2, 1965. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°56' Taurus at midnight UTC to 2°06' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 2, 1965
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°51'42" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1965	May 21, 1965 into Gemini
Moon	25°00'10" Taurus	Direct	Apr 30, 1965	May 2, 1965 into Gemini
Mercury	15°52'06" Aries	Direct	Mar 9, 1965	May 15, 1965 into Taurus
Venus	17°09'41" Taurus	Direct	Apr 18, 1965	May 12, 1965 into Gemini
Mars	9°38'51" Virgo	Direct	Nov 6, 1964	Jun 29, 1965 into Libra
Jupiter	2°13'04" Gemini	Direct	Apr 22, 1965	Sep 21, 1965 into Cancer
Saturn	14°41'49" Pisces	Direct	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	10°48'32" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	18°49'36" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	13°48'36" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	15°32'43" Gemini	Direct	Aug 2, 1964	Feb 20, 1966 into Taurus

Sky Events on May 2, 1965

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 2, 20:26 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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