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Where Were the Planets on July 8, 1955?

Quick Answer

On July 8, 1955, the Sun was in Cancer (15°33' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (90% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 8, 1955. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°17' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 28°51' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 8, 1955
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°33'06" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1955	Jul 23, 1955 into Leo
Moon	22°33'14" Aquarius	Direct	Jul 6, 1955	Jul 9, 1955 into Pisces
Mercury	24°38'45" Gemini	Direct	May 6, 1955	Jul 13, 1955 into Cancer
Venus	0°35'52" Cancer	Direct	Jul 8, 1955	Aug 1, 1955 into Leo
Mars	28°08'50" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1955	Jul 11, 1955 into Leo
Jupiter	5°14'17" Leo	Direct	Jun 13, 1955	Nov 17, 1955 into Virgo
Saturn	14°35'45" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	27°10'58" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	25°27'43" Libra	Stationing retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	25°10'56" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	25°26'16" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on July 8, 1955

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 90% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 8, 00:14 UTC	Venus enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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