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Where Were the Planets on October 30, 1954?

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On October 30, 1954, the Sun was in Scorpio (6°31' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (12% illuminated). Mercury and Venus were retrograde.

Mercury squared Mars while Mercury was retrograde. Short fuses in conversation. Words land harder than intended.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 30, 1954. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°20' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 23°12' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 30, 1954
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun6°31'57" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Moon17°16'26" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Mercury5°07'57" ScorpioRetrograde into Libra
Venus29°35'41" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Mars5°54'01" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Jupiter29°26'17" CancerDirect into Leo
Saturn11°25'01" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Uranus27°41'57" CancerDirect into Leo
Neptune26°11'51" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Pluto26°35'13" LeoDirect into Virgo
North Node8°43'45" CapricornDirect into Sagittarius

Sky Events on October 30, 1954

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 12% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Mercury square MarsShort fuses in conversation. Words land harder than intended.

Born on October 30, 1954?

The Sun, Mercury, Venus and Saturn were all in Scorpio, so everyone born that day is a Scorpio several times over. The Sun and Mercury sat 1 degrees apart in Scorpio, 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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