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Where Were the Planets on May 1, 2056?

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On May 1, 2056, the Sun is in Taurus (11°51' at noon UTC), the Moon moves from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase is Waning Gibbous (95% illuminated). Mercury and Uranus are retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 1, 2056. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°56' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 13°55' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 1, 2056
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°51'01" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 2056	May 20, 2056 into Gemini
Moon	6°28'58" Sagittarius	Direct	May 1, 2056	May 3, 2056 into Capricorn
Mercury	7°44'33" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 2, 2056	Jun 9, 2056 into Gemini
Venus	5°11'04" Taurus	Direct	Apr 27, 2056	May 21, 2056 into Gemini
Mars	4°38'11" Aries	Direct	Apr 25, 2056	Jun 3, 2056 into Taurus
Jupiter	10°35'51" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 24, 2056	Mar 8, 2057 into Pisces
Saturn	16°12'30" Aries	Direct	Mar 22, 2055	May 20, 2057 into Taurus
Uranus	16°22'20" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 11, 2052	Nov 3, 2058 into Scorpio
Neptune	8°15'02" Gemini	Direct	May 12, 2052	Jul 3, 2065 into Cancer
Pluto	17°48'00" Pisces	Direct	Jan 19, 2044	Jun 18, 2066 into Aries
North Node	25°31'17" Cancer	Direct	Feb 6, 2056	Aug 26, 2057 into Gemini

Sky Events on May 1, 2056

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 95% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 1, 01:40 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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