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Where Were the Planets on January 21, 1954?

Quick Answer

On January 21, 1954, the Sun was in Aquarius (0°55' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (94% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 21, 1954. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°36' Leo at midnight UTC to 5°00' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 21, 1954
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°55'28" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1954	Feb 19, 1954 into Pisces
Moon	28°50'54" Leo	Direct	Jan 19, 1954	Jan 21, 1954 into Virgo
Mercury	5°23'38" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 18, 1954	Feb 4, 1954 into Pisces
Venus	28°52'59" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 29, 1953	Jan 22, 1954 into Aquarius
Mars	19°00'04" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 20, 1953	Feb 9, 1954 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	17°04'52" Gemini	Retrograde	May 9, 1953	May 24, 1954 into Cancer
Saturn	8°44'03" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	20°38'38" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	26°03'05" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	24°19'59" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	23°39'44" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 23, 1953	Apr 13, 1955 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on January 21, 1954

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 94% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 21, 14:13 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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