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Where Were the Planets on January 15, 1953?

Quick Answer

On January 15, 1953, the Sun was in Capricorn (25°03' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

The New Moon fell at 25°09' Capricorn. Venus sextiled Jupiter. Social ease and good feeling. Good for celebrations and asking favors.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 15, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°26' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 1°15' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 15, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°03'45" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1952	Jan 20, 1953 into Aquarius
Moon	23°49'51" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 13, 1953	Jan 15, 1953 into Aquarius
Mercury	13°32'25" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 6, 1953	Jan 25, 1953 into Aquarius
Venus	11°14'38" Pisces	Direct	Jan 5, 1953	Feb 2, 1953 into Aries
Mars	12°00'45" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 1952	Feb 8, 1953 into Aries
Jupiter	11°09'19" Taurus	Direct	Apr 28, 1952	May 9, 1953 into Gemini
Saturn	26°55'32" Libra	Direct	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	16°07'42" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	23°51'34" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	22°40'22" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	13°18'29" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on January 15, 1953

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 15, 10:00 UTC	Venus sextile Jupiter	Social ease and good feeling. Good for celebrations and asking favors.
Jan 15, 14:08 UTC	New Moon in Capricorn	25°09' Capricorn
Jan 15, 21:57 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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Venus and Mars sat less than a degree apart in Pisces, 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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