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Where Were the Planets on July 20, 1955?

Quick Answer

On July 20, 1955, the Sun was in Cancer (26°59' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (2% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 20, 1955. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°38' Leo at midnight UTC to 18°06' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 20, 1955
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°59'57" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1955	Jul 23, 1955 into Leo
Moon	10°55'04" Leo	Direct	Jul 19, 1955	Jul 21, 1955 into Virgo
Mercury	10°11'03" Cancer	Direct	Jul 13, 1955	Jul 30, 1955 into Leo
Venus	15°16'48" Cancer	Direct	Jul 8, 1955	Aug 1, 1955 into Leo
Mars	5°49'52" Leo	Direct	Jul 11, 1955	Aug 27, 1955 into Virgo
Jupiter	7°50'14" Leo	Direct	Jun 13, 1955	Nov 17, 1955 into Virgo
Saturn	14°30'07" Scorpio	Stationing retrograde	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	27°54'50" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	25°30'18" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	25°30'46" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	24°48'08" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on July 20, 1955

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 2% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 20, 03:31 UTC	Neptune sextile Pluto	Exact sextile

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