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Where Were the Planets on October 8, 1954?

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On October 8, 1954, the Sun was in Libra (14°40' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (82% 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 October 8, 1954. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°12' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 0°59' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 8, 1954
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun14°40'21" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Moon24°02'52" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Mercury9°54'37" ScorpioDirect into Libra
Venus24°59'25" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Mars21°51'50" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Jupiter27°30'18" CancerDirect into Leo
Saturn8°50'17" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Uranus27°24'07" CancerDirect into Leo
Neptune25°22'47" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Pluto26°10'19" LeoDirect into Virgo
North Node9°53'39" CapricornDirect into Sagittarius

Sky Events on October 8, 1954

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 82% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters PiscesLeaves Aquarius

Born on October 8, 1954?

Mercury, Venus and Saturn were all in Scorpio, so everyone born that day carries a strong Scorpio streak alongside their Libra Sun. Jupiter and Uranus sat less than a degree apart in Cancer, 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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