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Where Were the Planets on April 30, 1955?

Quick Answer

On April 30, 1955, the Sun was in Taurus (9°22' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (64% illuminated). Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury opposed Saturn. Worry and second-guessing. Communication slows and delays pile up.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 30, 1955. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°03' Leo at midnight UTC to 2°10' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 30, 1955
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°22'25" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1955	May 21, 1955 into Gemini
Moon	25°39'37" Leo	Direct	Apr 28, 1955	Apr 30, 1955 into Virgo
Mercury	17°51'18" Taurus	Direct	Apr 22, 1955	May 6, 1955 into Gemini
Venus	7°02'25" Aries	Direct	Apr 24, 1955	May 19, 1955 into Taurus
Mars	13°07'38" Gemini	Direct	Apr 10, 1955	May 26, 1955 into Cancer
Jupiter	22°51'32" Cancer	Direct	May 24, 1954	Jun 13, 1955 into Leo
Saturn	18°31'56" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	23°57'54" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	26°31'37" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	24°18'36" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	29°05'30" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on April 30, 1955

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 64% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 30, 19:29 UTC	Mercury opposite Saturn	Worry and second-guessing. Communication slows and delays pile up.
Apr 30, 19:57 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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Jupiter and Uranus sat 1 degrees apart in Cancer, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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