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Where Were the Planets on July 8, 1954?

Quick Answer

On July 8, 1954, the Sun was in Cancer (15°46' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (54% illuminated). Mercury and Mars were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 8, 1954. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°35' Libra at midnight UTC to 26°29' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 8, 1954
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°46'55" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1954	Jul 23, 1954 into Leo
Moon	20°33'25" Libra	Direct	Jul 6, 1954	Jul 9, 1954 into Scorpio
Mercury	12°12'13" Cancer	Retrograde	May 30, 1954	Aug 7, 1954 into Leo
Venus	24°22'51" Leo	Direct	Jun 17, 1954	Jul 13, 1954 into Virgo
Mars	28°32'58" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jul 3, 1954	Aug 24, 1954 into Capricorn
Jupiter	10°08'17" Cancer	Direct	May 24, 1954	Jun 13, 1955 into Leo
Saturn	2°38'47" Scorpio	Stationing retrograde	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	22°52'24" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	23°17'09" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	23°27'33" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	14°45'57" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 23, 1953	Apr 13, 1955 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on July 8, 1954

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 8, 01:33 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Libra	15°22' Libra

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