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Where Were the Planets on August 17, 1954?

Quick Answer

On August 17, 1954, the Sun was in Leo (24°02' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (88% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 17, 1954. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°13' Pisces at midnight UTC to 11°40' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 17, 1954
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°02'19" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1954	Aug 23, 1954 into Virgo
Moon	4°26'34" Aries	Direct	Aug 17, 1954	Aug 19, 1954 into Taurus
Mercury	19°28'25" Leo	Direct	Aug 7, 1954	Aug 22, 1954 into Virgo
Venus	9°08'53" Libra	Direct	Aug 9, 1954	Sep 6, 1954 into Scorpio
Mars	28°00'05" Sagittarius	Direct	Jul 3, 1954	Aug 24, 1954 into Capricorn
Jupiter	18°50'42" Cancer	Direct	May 24, 1954	Jun 13, 1955 into Leo
Saturn	4°02'10" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	25°15'13" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	23°46'21" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	24°39'38" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	12°38'52" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 23, 1953	Apr 13, 1955 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on August 17, 1954

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 88% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 17, 04:37 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Aug 17, 05:11 UTC	The Sun sextile Neptune	Exact sextile

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