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Where Were the Planets on December 17, 1954?

Quick Answer

On December 17, 1954, the Sun was in Sagittarius (25°01' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (46% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 17, 1954. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°23' Virgo at midnight UTC to 5°39' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 17, 1954
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°01'07" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1954	Dec 22, 1954 into Capricorn
Moon	29°33'51" Virgo	Direct	Dec 15, 1954	Dec 17, 1954 into Libra
Mercury	20°32'35" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 4, 1954	Dec 23, 1954 into Capricorn
Venus	17°11'12" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 27, 1954	Jan 6, 1955 into Sagittarius
Mars	9°24'13" Pisces	Direct	Dec 4, 1954	Jan 15, 1955 into Aries
Jupiter	28°27'06" Cancer	Retrograde	May 24, 1954	Jun 13, 1955 into Leo
Saturn	16°56'34" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	26°52'59" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	27°42'50" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	26°43'00" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	6°11'14" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 23, 1953	Apr 13, 1955 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on December 17, 1954

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 46% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 17, 02:22 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Virgo	24°36' Virgo
Dec 17, 12:51 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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