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Where Were the Planets on August 24, 1955?

Quick Answer

On August 24, 1955, the Sun was in Virgo (0°32' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (42% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Uranus entered Leo, a sign change that comes around once every 84 years or so. Venus met Mars in Leo. Desire and affection meet. Attraction runs high, and so does creative heat. Jupiter squared Saturn.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 24, 1955. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°00' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 26°59' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 24, 1955
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°32'59" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1955	Sep 23, 1955 into Libra
Moon	21°01'27" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 22, 1955	Aug 25, 1955 into Sagittarius
Mercury	17°32'23" Virgo	Direct	Aug 14, 1955	Sep 1, 1955 into Libra
Venus	28°24'26" Leo	Direct	Aug 1, 1955	Aug 25, 1955 into Virgo
Mars	28°08'19" Leo	Direct	Jul 11, 1955	Aug 27, 1955 into Virgo
Jupiter	15°31'02" Leo	Direct	Jun 13, 1955	Nov 17, 1955 into Virgo
Saturn	15°32'40" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	29°59'09" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	26°03'17" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	26°36'33" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	22°56'56" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on August 24, 1955

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 42% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 24, 01:16 UTC	Venus conjunct Mars	Desire and affection meet. Attraction runs high, and so does creative heat.
Aug 24, 16:06 UTC	Jupiter square Saturn	Expansion and restraint pull against each other in economies and careers.
Aug 24, 18:15 UTC	Uranus enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

Born on August 24, 1955?

Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Pluto were all in Leo, so everyone born that day carries a strong Leo streak alongside their Virgo Sun. Venus and Mars sat less than a degree apart in Leo, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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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