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Where Were the Planets on September 8, 1955?

Quick Answer

On September 8, 1955, the Sun was in Virgo (15°03' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (60% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 8, 1955. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°05' Taurus at midnight UTC to 11°09' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 8, 1955
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°03'34" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1955	Sep 23, 1955 into Libra
Moon	4°07'34" Gemini	Direct	Sep 8, 1955	Sep 10, 1955 into Cancer
Mercury	9°42'07" Libra	Direct	Sep 1, 1955	Nov 8, 1955 into Scorpio
Venus	17°00'42" Virgo	Direct	Aug 25, 1955	Sep 18, 1955 into Libra
Mars	7°41'02" Virgo	Direct	Aug 27, 1955	Oct 13, 1955 into Libra
Jupiter	18°42'12" Leo	Direct	Jun 13, 1955	Nov 17, 1955 into Virgo
Saturn	16°32'21" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	0°45'30" Leo	Direct	Aug 24, 1955	Jan 28, 1956 into Cancer
Neptune	26°27'30" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	27°05'11" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	22°09'17" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on September 8, 1955

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 60% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 8, 02:17 UTC	Venus sextile Saturn	Exact sextile
Sep 8, 04:58 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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