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Where Were the Planets on February 17, 1955?

Quick Answer

On February 17, 1955, the Sun was in Aquarius (28°03' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (26% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 17, 1955. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°11' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 3°14' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 17, 1955
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°03'10" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1955	Feb 19, 1955 into Pisces
Moon	27°11'51" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 15, 1955	Feb 17, 1955 into Capricorn
Mercury	18°08'08" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 10, 1955	Mar 17, 1955 into Pisces
Venus	12°33'52" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 6, 1955	Mar 4, 1955 into Aquarius
Mars	23°43'05" Aries	Direct	Jan 15, 1955	Feb 26, 1955 into Taurus
Jupiter	21°04'29" Cancer	Retrograde	May 24, 1954	Jun 13, 1955 into Leo
Saturn	21°03'29" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	24°22'33" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	28°08'29" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	25°30'39" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	2°54'15" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 23, 1953	Apr 13, 1955 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on February 17, 1955

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 26% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 17, 14:05 UTC	The Sun trine Neptune	Exact trine
Feb 17, 15:46 UTC	Jupiter trine Saturn	Exact trine
Feb 17, 17:34 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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