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Where Were the Planets on October 18, 1954?

Quick Answer

On October 18, 1954, the Sun was in Libra (24°34' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (54% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 18, 1954. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°23' Cancer at midnight UTC to 26°51' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 18, 1954
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°34'21" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1954	Oct 23, 1954 into Scorpio
Moon	20°10'34" Cancer	Direct	Oct 17, 1954	Oct 19, 1954 into Leo
Mercury	14°45'32" Scorpio	Stationing direct	Sep 29, 1954	Nov 4, 1954 into Libra
Venus	29°05'25" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 6, 1954	Oct 23, 1954 into Sagittarius
Mars	28°04'40" Capricorn	Direct	Aug 24, 1954	Oct 21, 1954 into Aquarius
Jupiter	28°32'53" Cancer	Direct	May 24, 1954	Jun 13, 1955 into Leo
Saturn	9°59'29" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	27°35'25" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	25°45'03" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	26°23'04" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	9°21'52" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 23, 1953	Apr 13, 1955 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on October 18, 1954

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 18, 20:30 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Cancer	24°55' Cancer

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