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Where Were the Planets on April 8, 1955?

Quick Answer

On April 8, 1955, the Sun was in Aries (17°52' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (98% illuminated). Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 8, 1955. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°36' Libra at midnight UTC to 7°45' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 8, 1955
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°52'55" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1955	Apr 20, 1955 into Taurus
Moon	1°42'28" Scorpio	Direct	Apr 8, 1955	Apr 10, 1955 into Sagittarius
Mercury	3°14'25" Aries	Direct	Apr 6, 1955	Apr 22, 1955 into Taurus
Venus	10°42'44" Pisces	Direct	Mar 30, 1955	Apr 24, 1955 into Aries
Mars	28°19'49" Taurus	Direct	Feb 26, 1955	Apr 10, 1955 into Gemini
Jupiter	20°41'17" Cancer	Direct	May 24, 1954	Jun 13, 1955 into Leo
Saturn	20°00'21" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	23°36'55" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	27°07'27" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	24°29'15" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	0°15'23" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 23, 1953	Apr 13, 1955 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on April 8, 1955

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 8, 08:37 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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