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Where Were the Planets on March 8, 1954?

Quick Answer

On March 8, 1954, the Sun was in Pisces (17°23' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (16% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 8, 1954. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°11' Aries at midnight UTC to 11°56' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 8, 1954
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°23'06" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1954	Mar 21, 1954 into Aries
Moon	4°36'34" Taurus	Direct	Mar 8, 1954	Mar 10, 1954 into Gemini
Mercury	3°43'01" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 4, 1954	Apr 13, 1954 into Aries
Venus	26°30'13" Pisces	Direct	Feb 15, 1954	Mar 11, 1954 into Aries
Mars	14°15'53" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 9, 1954	Apr 12, 1954 into Capricorn
Jupiter	17°31'24" Gemini	Direct	May 9, 1953	May 24, 1954 into Cancer
Saturn	9°02'16" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	19°09'44" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	25°38'07" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	23°14'22" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	21°13'34" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 23, 1953	Apr 13, 1955 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on March 8, 1954

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 16% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 8, 04:32 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Mar 8, 15:37 UTC	The Sun square Jupiter	Exact square

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