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Where Were the Planets on December 12, 1954?

Quick Answer

On December 12, 1954, the Sun was in Sagittarius (19°55' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (92% 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 12, 1954. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°26' Cancer at midnight UTC to 0°41' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 12, 1954
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°55'58" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1954	Dec 22, 1954 into Capricorn
Moon	23°37'33" Cancer	Direct	Dec 10, 1954	Dec 12, 1954 into Leo
Mercury	12°44'09" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 4, 1954	Dec 23, 1954 into Capricorn
Venus	15°30'36" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 27, 1954	Jan 6, 1955 into Sagittarius
Mars	5°49'40" Pisces	Direct	Dec 4, 1954	Jan 15, 1955 into Aries
Jupiter	28°53'23" Cancer	Retrograde	May 24, 1954	Jun 13, 1955 into Leo
Saturn	16°25'05" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	27°02'59" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	27°35'30" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	26°45'21" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	6°27'08" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 23, 1953	Apr 13, 1955 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on December 12, 1954

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 92% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 12, 22:48 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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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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