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Where Were the Planets on June 20, 1955?

Quick Answer

On June 20, 1955, the Sun was in Gemini (28°23' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

The Total Solar Eclipse in Gemini was the day's main event.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 20, 1955. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°26' Gemini at midnight UTC to 10°29' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 20, 1955
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°23'16" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1955	Jun 22, 1955 into Cancer
Moon	2°59'12" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1955	Jun 22, 1955 into Leo
Mercury	22°05'24" Gemini	Retrograde	May 6, 1955	Jul 13, 1955 into Cancer
Venus	8°40'19" Gemini	Direct	Jun 13, 1955	Jul 8, 1955 into Cancer
Mars	16°33'42" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1955	Jul 11, 1955 into Leo
Jupiter	1°29'09" Leo	Direct	Jun 13, 1955	Nov 17, 1955 into Virgo
Saturn	15°09'19" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	26°07'57" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	25°32'26" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	24°45'56" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	26°23'27" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on June 20, 1955

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 20, 04:10 UTC	Total Solar Eclipse in Gemini	28°04' Gemini
Jun 20, 07:14 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

Born on June 20, 1955?

The Sun, Mercury and Venus were all in Gemini, so everyone born that day is a Gemini several times over.

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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