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Where Were the Planets on November 17, 1954?

Quick Answer

On November 17, 1954, the Sun was in Scorpio (24°36' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (49% illuminated). Venus, Jupiter and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 17, 1954. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°21' Leo at midnight UTC to 2°10' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 17, 1954
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°36'19" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1954	Nov 22, 1954 into Sagittarius
Moon	25°48'55" Leo	Direct	Nov 15, 1954	Nov 17, 1954 into Virgo
Mercury	5°40'06" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 11, 1954	Dec 4, 1954 into Sagittarius
Venus	21°04'02" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 27, 1954	Jan 6, 1955 into Sagittarius
Mars	18°10'12" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 21, 1954	Dec 4, 1954 into Pisces
Jupiter	29°56'33" Cancer	Stationing direct	May 24, 1954	Jun 13, 1955 into Leo
Saturn	13°34'25" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	27°37'03" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	26°50'20" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	26°46'06" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	7°46'33" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 23, 1953	Apr 13, 1955 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on November 17, 1954

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 49% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 17, 09:33 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Leo	24°30' Leo
Nov 17, 19:52 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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