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Where Were the Planets on August 30, 1954?

Quick Answer

On August 30, 1954, the Sun was in Virgo (6°34' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (4% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 30, 1954. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°14' Virgo at midnight UTC to 6°31' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 30, 1954
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°34'32" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1954	Sep 23, 1954 into Libra
Moon	0°24'36" Libra	Direct	Aug 30, 1954	Sep 1, 1954 into Scorpio
Mercury	14°44'25" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 1954	Sep 8, 1954 into Libra
Venus	22°38'05" Libra	Direct	Aug 9, 1954	Sep 6, 1954 into Scorpio
Mars	2°04'23" Capricorn	Direct	Aug 24, 1954	Oct 21, 1954 into Aquarius
Jupiter	21°24'03" Cancer	Direct	May 24, 1954	Jun 13, 1955 into Leo
Saturn	4°58'48" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	25°56'19" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	24°05'38" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	25°04'30" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	11°57'34" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 23, 1953	Apr 13, 1955 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on August 30, 1954

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 5% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 30, 11:11 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

Born on August 30, 1954?

Venus and Neptune sat 1 degrees apart in Libra, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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