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Where Were the Planets on June 30, 1954?

Quick Answer

On June 30, 1954, the Sun was in Cancer (8°09' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury, Mars, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

The Total Solar Eclipse in Cancer was the day's main event. The Sun met Jupiter in Cancer. Confidence swells. Opportunities look bigger, and so do promises, so check the math.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 30, 1954. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°50' Cancer at midnight UTC to 14°55' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 30, 1954
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°09'08" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1954	Jul 23, 1954 into Leo
Moon	7°55'05" Cancer	Direct	Jun 29, 1954	Jul 2, 1954 into Leo
Mercury	16°53'37" Cancer	Retrograde	May 30, 1954	Aug 7, 1954 into Leo
Venus	15°03'36" Leo	Direct	Jun 17, 1954	Jul 13, 1954 into Virgo
Mars	0°51'04" Capricorn	Retrograde	Apr 12, 1954	Jul 3, 1954 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	8°19'24" Cancer	Direct	May 24, 1954	Jun 13, 1955 into Leo
Saturn	2°40'29" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	22°23'30" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	23°17'22" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	23°15'28" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	15°11'22" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 23, 1953	Apr 13, 1955 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on June 30, 1954

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 30, 12:32 UTC	Total Solar Eclipse in Cancer	8°10' Cancer
Jun 30, 17:39 UTC	The Sun conjunct Jupiter	Confidence swells. Opportunities look bigger, and so do promises, so check the math.

Born on June 30, 1954?

The Sun, Mercury, Jupiter and Uranus were all in Cancer, so everyone born that day is a Cancer several times over. The Sun and Jupiter sat less than a degree apart in Cancer, 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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