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Where Were the Planets on April 1, 1955?

Quick Answer

On April 1, 1955, the Sun was in Aries (10°59' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (68% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Mars sextiled Uranus. Bold, inventive action. Good for breaking a stuck pattern.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 1, 1955. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°17' Cancer at midnight UTC to 8°46' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 1, 1955
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°59'28" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1955	Apr 20, 1955 into Taurus
Moon	2°03'34" Leo	Direct	Apr 1, 1955	Apr 3, 1955 into Virgo
Mercury	21°14'20" Pisces	Direct	Mar 17, 1955	Apr 6, 1955 into Aries
Venus	2°23'41" Pisces	Direct	Mar 30, 1955	Apr 24, 1955 into Aries
Mars	23°34'05" Taurus	Direct	Feb 26, 1955	Apr 10, 1955 into Gemini
Jupiter	20°16'15" Cancer	Direct	May 24, 1954	Jun 13, 1955 into Leo
Saturn	20°22'44" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	23°35'37" Cancer	Stationing direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	27°18'34" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	24°35'15" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	0°37'38" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 23, 1953	Apr 13, 1955 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on April 1, 1955

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 68% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 1, 08:20 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Apr 1, 12:54 UTC	Mars sextile Uranus	Bold, inventive action. Good for breaking a stuck pattern.

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