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Where Were the Planets on December 23, 1954?

Quick Answer

On December 23, 1954, the Sun was in Capricorn (1°07' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (3% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 23, 1954. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°09' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 17°05' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 23, 1954
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°07'46" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1954	Jan 20, 1955 into Aquarius
Moon	11°06'47" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 22, 1954	Dec 25, 1954 into Capricorn
Mercury	29°59'23" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 4, 1954	Dec 23, 1954 into Capricorn
Venus	20°10'39" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 27, 1954	Jan 6, 1955 into Sagittarius
Mars	13°42'17" Pisces	Direct	Dec 4, 1954	Jan 15, 1955 into Aries
Jupiter	27°50'31" Cancer	Retrograde	May 24, 1954	Jun 13, 1955 into Leo
Saturn	17°32'44" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	26°39'54" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	27°50'44" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	26°39'16" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	5°52'11" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 23, 1953	Apr 13, 1955 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on December 23, 1954

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 3% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 23, 11:19 UTC	Jupiter square Neptune	Exact square
Dec 23, 12:09 UTC	Mercury enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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