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Where Were the Planets on July 9, 1954?

Quick Answer

On July 9, 1954, the Sun was in Cancer (16°44' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (64% illuminated). Mercury and Mars were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 9, 1954. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°30' Libra at midnight UTC to 8°22' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 9, 1954
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°44'07" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1954	Jul 23, 1954 into Leo
Moon	2°26'42" Scorpio	Direct	Jul 9, 1954	Jul 11, 1954 into Sagittarius
Mercury	11°38'36" Cancer	Retrograde	May 30, 1954	Aug 7, 1954 into Leo
Venus	25°32'22" Leo	Direct	Jun 17, 1954	Jul 13, 1954 into Virgo
Mars	28°17'36" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jul 3, 1954	Aug 24, 1954 into Capricorn
Jupiter	10°21'51" Cancer	Direct	May 24, 1954	Jun 13, 1955 into Leo
Saturn	2°39'01" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	22°56'02" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	23°17'16" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	23°29'08" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	14°42'46" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 23, 1953	Apr 13, 1955 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on July 9, 1954

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 64% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 9, 07:03 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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