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Where Were the Planets on April 28, 1955?

Quick Answer

On April 28, 1955, the Sun was in Taurus (7°25' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (43% illuminated). Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 28, 1955. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°50' Cancer at midnight UTC to 5°36' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 28, 1955
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°25'50" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1955	May 21, 1955 into Gemini
Moon	28°46'21" Cancer	Direct	Apr 26, 1955	Apr 28, 1955 into Leo
Mercury	13°37'03" Taurus	Direct	Apr 22, 1955	May 6, 1955 into Gemini
Venus	4°38'20" Aries	Direct	Apr 24, 1955	May 19, 1955 into Taurus
Mars	11°47'32" Gemini	Direct	Apr 10, 1955	May 26, 1955 into Cancer
Jupiter	22°36'46" Cancer	Direct	May 24, 1954	Jun 13, 1955 into Leo
Saturn	18°40'44" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	23°54'58" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	26°34'49" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	24°19'01" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	29°11'51" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on April 28, 1955

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 43% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 28, 14:08 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

Born on April 28, 1955?

Jupiter and Uranus sat 1 degrees apart in Cancer, 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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