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Where Were the Planets on April 18, 1955?

Quick Answer

On April 18, 1955, the Sun was in Aries (27°40' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (21% illuminated). Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 18, 1955. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°58' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 10°25' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 18, 1955
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°40'53" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1955	Apr 20, 1955 into Taurus
Moon	3°38'41" Pisces	Direct	Apr 18, 1955	Apr 20, 1955 into Aries
Mercury	22°28'10" Aries	Direct	Apr 6, 1955	Apr 22, 1955 into Taurus
Venus	22°39'04" Pisces	Direct	Mar 30, 1955	Apr 24, 1955 into Aries
Mars	5°05'12" Gemini	Direct	Apr 10, 1955	May 26, 1955 into Cancer
Jupiter	21°31'20" Cancer	Direct	May 24, 1954	Jun 13, 1955 into Leo
Saturn	19°22'55" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	23°43'20" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	26°51'07" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	24°22'48" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	29°43'37" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on April 18, 1955

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 21% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 18, 00:17 UTC	Mercury square Jupiter	Exact square
Apr 18, 05:28 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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