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Where Were the Planets on November 17, 1955?

Quick Answer

On November 17, 1955, the Sun was in Scorpio (24°21' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (8% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 17, 1955. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°10' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 2°56' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 17, 1955
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°21'43" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 24, 1955	Nov 23, 1955 into Sagittarius
Moon	27°03'52" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 15, 1955	Nov 17, 1955 into Capricorn
Mercury	14°34'55" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 8, 1955	Nov 27, 1955 into Sagittarius
Venus	14°14'00" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1955	Nov 30, 1955 into Capricorn
Mars	22°31'13" Libra	Direct	Oct 13, 1955	Nov 29, 1955 into Scorpio
Jupiter	0°01'52" Virgo	Direct	Nov 17, 1955	Jan 18, 1956 into Leo
Saturn	23°52'04" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	2°17'55" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 24, 1955	Jan 28, 1956 into Cancer
Neptune	28°56'03" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	28°34'00" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	18°26'52" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on November 17, 1955

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 8% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 17, 04:00 UTC	Jupiter enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Nov 17, 17:58 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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