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Where Were the Planets on April 17, 1955?

Quick Answer

On April 17, 1955, the Sun was in Aries (26°42' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (30% illuminated). Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 17, 1955. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°58' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 26°57' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 17, 1955
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°42'13" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1955	Apr 20, 1955 into Taurus
Moon	20°25'12" Aquarius	Direct	Apr 15, 1955	Apr 18, 1955 into Pisces
Mercury	20°26'17" Aries	Direct	Apr 6, 1955	Apr 22, 1955 into Taurus
Venus	21°27'17" Pisces	Direct	Mar 30, 1955	Apr 24, 1955 into Aries
Mars	4°24'48" Gemini	Direct	Apr 10, 1955	May 26, 1955 into Cancer
Jupiter	21°25'37" Cancer	Direct	May 24, 1954	Jun 13, 1955 into Leo
Saturn	19°26'55" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	23°42'27" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	26°52'46" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	24°23'19" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	29°46'48" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on April 17, 1955

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 30% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 17, 11:23 UTC	Venus trine Jupiter	Exact trine
Apr 17, 16:12 UTC	The Sun opposite Neptune	Exact opposition

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