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Where Were the Planets on January 8, 1953?

Quick Answer

On January 8, 1953, the Sun was in Capricorn (17°55' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (49% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 8, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°42' Libra at midnight UTC to 24°56' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 8, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°55'43" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1952	Jan 20, 1953 into Aquarius
Moon	18°47'39" Libra	Direct	Jan 6, 1953	Jan 9, 1953 into Scorpio
Mercury	2°52'57" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 6, 1953	Jan 25, 1953 into Aquarius
Venus	3°26'12" Pisces	Direct	Jan 5, 1953	Feb 2, 1953 into Aries
Mars	6°37'38" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 1952	Feb 8, 1953 into Aries
Jupiter	10°59'38" Taurus	Direct	Apr 28, 1952	May 9, 1953 into Gemini
Saturn	26°37'56" Libra	Direct	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	16°25'49" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	23°48'26" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	22°48'47" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	13°40'43" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on January 8, 1953

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 49% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 8, 10:09 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Libra	17°51' Libra

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