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Where Were the Planets on October 21, 1954?

Quick Answer

On October 21, 1954, the Sun was in Libra (27°33' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (24% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 21, 1954. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°47' Leo at midnight UTC to 5°19' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 21, 1954
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°33'16" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1954	Oct 23, 1954 into Scorpio
Moon	29°05'25" Leo	Direct	Oct 19, 1954	Oct 21, 1954 into Virgo
Mercury	14°05'15" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 29, 1954	Nov 4, 1954 into Libra
Venus	29°43'16" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 6, 1954	Oct 23, 1954 into Sagittarius
Mars	29°59'57" Capricorn	Direct	Aug 24, 1954	Oct 21, 1954 into Aquarius
Jupiter	28°48'34" Cancer	Direct	May 24, 1954	Jun 13, 1955 into Leo
Saturn	10°20'40" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	27°37'47" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	25°51'47" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	26°26'27" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	9°12'21" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 23, 1953	Apr 13, 1955 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on October 21, 1954

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 24% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 21, 12:02 UTC	Mars enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Oct 21, 13:44 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Oct 21, 13:50 UTC	The Sun square Uranus	Exact square

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