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Where Were the Planets on February 5, 1955?

Quick Answer

On February 5, 1955, the Sun was in Aquarius (15°55' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (97% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 5, 1955. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°34' Cancer at midnight UTC to 2°38' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 5, 1955
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°55'00" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1955	Feb 19, 1955 into Pisces
Moon	25°37'40" Cancer	Direct	Feb 3, 1955	Feb 5, 1955 into Leo
Mercury	29°24'32" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 10, 1955	Mar 17, 1955 into Pisces
Venus	29°24'27" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 6, 1955	Feb 6, 1955 into Capricorn
Mars	15°13'22" Aries	Direct	Jan 15, 1955	Feb 26, 1955 into Taurus
Jupiter	22°16'28" Cancer	Retrograde	May 24, 1954	Jun 13, 1955 into Leo
Saturn	20°41'39" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	24°49'14" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	28°13'33" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	25°48'24" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	3°32'23" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 23, 1953	Apr 13, 1955 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on February 5, 1955

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 97% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 5, 12:01 UTC	Mercury sextile Venus	Exact sextile
Feb 5, 19:28 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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