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Where Were the Planets on December 8, 1954?

Quick Answer

On December 8, 1954, the Sun was in Sagittarius (15°52' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (96% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 8, 1954. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°35' Taurus at midnight UTC to 1°42' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 8, 1954
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°52'07" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1954	Dec 22, 1954 into Capricorn
Moon	24°09'06" Taurus	Direct	Dec 6, 1954	Dec 8, 1954 into Gemini
Mercury	6°30'57" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 4, 1954	Dec 23, 1954 into Capricorn
Venus	14°47'54" Scorpio	Stationing retrograde	Oct 27, 1954	Jan 6, 1955 into Sagittarius
Mars	2°58'26" Pisces	Direct	Dec 4, 1954	Jan 15, 1955 into Aries
Jupiter	29°11'23" Cancer	Retrograde	May 24, 1954	Jun 13, 1955 into Leo
Saturn	15°59'07" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	27°10'18" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	27°29'10" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	26°46'42" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	6°39'50" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 23, 1953	Apr 13, 1955 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on December 8, 1954

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 8, 21:16 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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Venus and Saturn sat 1 degrees apart in Scorpio, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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