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Where Were the Planets on October 17, 1954?

Quick Answer

On October 17, 1954, the Sun was in Libra (23°34' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (65% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 17, 1954. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°30' Gemini at midnight UTC to 13°22' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 17, 1954
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°34'47" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1954	Oct 23, 1954 into Scorpio
Moon	6°30'18" Cancer	Direct	Oct 17, 1954	Oct 19, 1954 into Leo
Mercury	14°42'53" Scorpio	Stationing retrograde	Sep 29, 1954	Nov 4, 1954 into Libra
Venus	28°48'45" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 6, 1954	Oct 23, 1954 into Sagittarius
Mars	27°26'34" Capricorn	Direct	Aug 24, 1954	Oct 21, 1954 into Aquarius
Jupiter	28°27'19" Cancer	Direct	May 24, 1954	Jun 13, 1955 into Leo
Saturn	9°52'27" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	27°34'31" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	25°42'49" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	26°21'53" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	9°25'03" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 23, 1953	Apr 13, 1955 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on October 17, 1954

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 65% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 17, 00:49 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Oct 17, 17:09 UTC	Mars opposite Uranus	Exact opposition

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