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Where Were the Planets on January 1, 1953?

Quick Answer

On January 1, 1953, the Sun was in Capricorn (10°47' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (98% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 1, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°12' Cancer at midnight UTC to 1°21' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 1, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°47'42" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1952	Jan 20, 1953 into Aquarius
Moon	25°18'30" Cancer	Direct	Dec 30, 1952	Jan 1, 1953 into Leo
Mercury	22°40'06" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 1, 1952	Jan 6, 1953 into Capricorn
Venus	25°28'07" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 10, 1952	Jan 5, 1953 into Pisces
Mars	1°14'03" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 1952	Feb 8, 1953 into Aries
Jupiter	11°00'06" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 28, 1952	May 9, 1953 into Gemini
Saturn	26°15'37" Libra	Direct	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	16°44'00" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	23°43'39" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	22°56'19" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	14°02'58" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on January 1, 1953

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 1, 16:30 UTC	Mercury trine Pluto	Exact trine
Jan 1, 16:48 UTC	The Sun trine Jupiter	Exact trine
Jan 1, 21:17 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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