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Where Were the Planets on April 23, 1955?

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On April 23, 1955, the Sun was in Taurus (2°33' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (1% illuminated). Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

The Sun met Mercury in Taurus. Mind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 23, 1955. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°26' Taurus at midnight UTC to 23°29' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 23, 1955
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun2°33'45" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Moon15°58'25" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Mercury2°55'10" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Venus28°38'25" PiscesDirect into Aries
Mars8°26'44" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Jupiter22°02'14" CancerDirect into Leo
Saturn19°02'17" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Uranus23°48'30" CancerDirect into Leo
Neptune26°42'55" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Pluto24°20'33" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
North Node29°27'44" SagittariusDirect into Scorpio

Sky Events on April 23, 1955

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 2% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Sun conjunct MercuryMind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly.

Born on April 23, 1955?

The Sun and Mercury sat less than a degree apart in Taurus, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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