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Where Were the Planets on July 4, 1954?

Quick Answer

On July 4, 1954, the Sun was in Cancer (11°58' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (18% illuminated). Mercury, Mars, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 4, 1954. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°13' Leo at midnight UTC to 7°57' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 4, 1954
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°58'03" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1954	Jul 23, 1954 into Leo
Moon	1°37'57" Virgo	Direct	Jul 4, 1954	Jul 6, 1954 into Libra
Mercury	14°38'25" Cancer	Retrograde	May 30, 1954	Aug 7, 1954 into Leo
Venus	19°43'53" Leo	Direct	Jun 17, 1954	Jul 13, 1954 into Virgo
Mars	29°39'13" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jul 3, 1954	Aug 24, 1954 into Capricorn
Jupiter	9°13'54" Cancer	Direct	May 24, 1954	Jun 13, 1955 into Leo
Saturn	2°38'51" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	22°37'53" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	23°17'00" Libra	Stationing direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	23°21'22" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	14°58'40" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 23, 1953	Apr 13, 1955 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on July 4, 1954

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 18% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 4, 08:55 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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