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Where Were the Planets on June 24, 1955?

Quick Answer

On June 24, 1955, the Sun was in Cancer (2°12' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (24% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn and Neptune 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 June 24, 1955. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°00' Leo at midnight UTC to 7°39' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 24, 1955
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°12'20" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1955	Jul 23, 1955 into Leo
Moon	0°53'41" Virgo	Direct	Jun 24, 1955	Jun 26, 1955 into Libra
Mercury	20°36'15" Gemini	Retrograde	May 6, 1955	Jul 13, 1955 into Cancer
Venus	13°32'10" Gemini	Direct	Jun 13, 1955	Jul 8, 1955 into Cancer
Mars	19°08'40" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1955	Jul 11, 1955 into Leo
Jupiter	2°18'00" Leo	Direct	Jun 13, 1955	Nov 17, 1955 into Virgo
Saturn	14°59'24" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	26°21'31" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	25°30'31" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	24°50'56" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	26°10'45" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on June 24, 1955

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 24% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 24, 10:25 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

Born on June 24, 1955?

The Sun, Mars and Uranus were all in Cancer, so everyone born that day is a Cancer 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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