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Where Were the Planets on August 23, 1954?

Quick Answer

On August 23, 1954, the Sun was in Leo (29°48' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (25% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 23, 1954. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°40' Gemini at midnight UTC to 6°19' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 23, 1954
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°48'55" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1954	Aug 23, 1954 into Virgo
Moon	29°31'39" Gemini	Direct	Aug 21, 1954	Aug 23, 1954 into Cancer
Mercury	1°30'03" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 1954	Sep 8, 1954 into Libra
Venus	15°27'52" Libra	Direct	Aug 9, 1954	Sep 6, 1954 into Scorpio
Mars	29°40'07" Sagittarius	Direct	Jul 3, 1954	Aug 24, 1954 into Capricorn
Jupiter	20°02'54" Cancer	Direct	May 24, 1954	Jun 13, 1955 into Leo
Saturn	4°26'43" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	25°34'43" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	23°54'43" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	24°51'09" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	12°19'48" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 23, 1953	Apr 13, 1955 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on August 23, 1954

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 25% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 23, 06:37 UTC	The Sun trine Mars	Exact trine
Aug 23, 12:49 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Aug 23, 16:36 UTC	The Sun enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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