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Where Were the Planets on August 17, 1955?

Quick Answer

On August 17, 1955, the Sun was in Leo (23°48' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 17, 1955. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°15' Leo at midnight UTC to 26°29' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 17, 1955
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°48'28" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1955	Aug 23, 1955 into Virgo
Moon	19°24'43" Leo	Direct	Aug 16, 1955	Aug 18, 1955 into Virgo
Mercury	5°27'00" Virgo	Direct	Aug 14, 1955	Sep 1, 1955 into Libra
Venus	19°44'45" Leo	Direct	Aug 1, 1955	Aug 25, 1955 into Virgo
Mars	23°40'59" Leo	Direct	Jul 11, 1955	Aug 27, 1955 into Virgo
Jupiter	13°59'39" Leo	Direct	Jun 13, 1955	Nov 17, 1955 into Virgo
Saturn	15°11'08" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	29°35'36" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	25°53'52" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	26°22'59" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	23°19'10" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on August 17, 1955

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

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 17, 02:48 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mars	Exact conjunction
Aug 17, 19:58 UTC	New Moon in Leo	24°07' Leo

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