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Where Were the Planets on April 8, 1954?

Quick Answer

On April 8, 1954, the Sun was in Aries (18°06' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (32% illuminated). Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 8, 1954. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°55' Gemini at midnight UTC to 3°41' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 8, 1954
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°06'57" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1954	Apr 20, 1954 into Taurus
Moon	26°52'10" Gemini	Direct	Apr 6, 1954	Apr 8, 1954 into Cancer
Mercury	22°43'19" Pisces	Direct	Feb 4, 1954	Apr 13, 1954 into Aries
Venus	4°56'27" Taurus	Direct	Apr 4, 1954	Apr 28, 1954 into Gemini
Mars	28°24'20" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 9, 1954	Apr 12, 1954 into Capricorn
Jupiter	21°18'47" Gemini	Direct	May 9, 1953	May 24, 1954 into Cancer
Saturn	7°23'36" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	19°03'38" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	24°52'49" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	22°41'43" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	19°35'05" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 23, 1953	Apr 13, 1955 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on April 8, 1954

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 32% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 8, 17:28 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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