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Where Were the Planets on May 8, 1954?

Quick Answer

On May 8, 1954, the Sun was in Taurus (17°21' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (37% illuminated). Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

The Sun met Mercury in Taurus. Mind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 8, 1954. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°54' Cancer at midnight UTC to 8°54' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 8, 1954
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°21'13" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1954	May 21, 1954 into Gemini
Moon	2°27'32" Leo	Direct	May 8, 1954	May 10, 1954 into Virgo
Mercury	16°48'05" Taurus	Direct	Apr 30, 1954	May 14, 1954 into Gemini
Venus	11°40'52" Gemini	Direct	Apr 28, 1954	May 23, 1954 into Cancer
Mars	7°12'50" Capricorn	Direct	Apr 12, 1954	Jul 3, 1954 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	26°44'03" Gemini	Direct	May 9, 1953	May 24, 1954 into Cancer
Saturn	5°09'47" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	19°45'27" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	24°04'49" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	22°32'14" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	17°59'46" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 23, 1953	Apr 13, 1955 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on May 8, 1954

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 37% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 8, 07:28 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
May 8, 23:02 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Mind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly.

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The Sun and Mercury sat less than a degree apart in Taurus, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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