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Where Were the Planets on August 20, 1954?

Quick Answer

On August 20, 1954, the Sun was in Leo (26°55' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (58% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 20, 1954. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°30' Taurus at midnight UTC to 24°44' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 20, 1954
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°55'29" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1954	Aug 23, 1954 into Virgo
Moon	17°38'59" Taurus	Direct	Aug 19, 1954	Aug 21, 1954 into Gemini
Mercury	25°32'37" Leo	Direct	Aug 7, 1954	Aug 22, 1954 into Virgo
Venus	12°19'27" Libra	Direct	Aug 9, 1954	Sep 6, 1954 into Scorpio
Mars	28°47'13" Sagittarius	Direct	Jul 3, 1954	Aug 24, 1954 into Capricorn
Jupiter	19°27'05" Cancer	Direct	May 24, 1954	Jun 13, 1955 into Leo
Saturn	4°14'05" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	25°25'04" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	23°50'25" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	24°45'24" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	12°29'20" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 23, 1953	Apr 13, 1955 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on August 20, 1954

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 58% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 20, 02:27 UTC	Mercury conjunct Pluto	Exact conjunction

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