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Where Were the Planets on December 4, 1954?

Quick Answer

On December 4, 1954, the Sun was in Sagittarius (11°48' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (62% illuminated). Venus, Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Mars moved from Aquarius into Pisces. Mercury squared Mars. Short fuses in conversation. Words land harder than intended. Mercury moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 4, 1954. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°40' Pisces at midnight UTC to 2°35' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 4, 1954
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°48'31" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1954	Dec 22, 1954 into Capricorn
Moon	25°34'51" Pisces	Direct	Dec 2, 1954	Dec 4, 1954 into Aries
Mercury	0°19'08" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 4, 1954	Dec 23, 1954 into Capricorn
Venus	14°42'33" Scorpio	Stationing direct	Oct 27, 1954	Jan 6, 1955 into Sagittarius
Mars	0°07'39" Pisces	Direct	Dec 4, 1954	Jan 15, 1955 into Aries
Jupiter	29°26'32" Cancer	Retrograde	May 24, 1954	Jun 13, 1955 into Leo
Saturn	15°32'33" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	27°16'58" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	27°22'28" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	26°47'37" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	6°52'33" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 23, 1953	Apr 13, 1955 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on December 4, 1954

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 62% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 4, 06:29 UTC	Mercury square Mars	Short fuses in conversation. Words land harder than intended.
Dec 4, 07:02 UTC	Mercury enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Dec 4, 07:41 UTC	Mars enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Dec 4, 19:34 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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Venus and Saturn sat less than a degree 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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