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Where Were the Planets on January 16, 1953?

Quick Answer

On January 16, 1953, the Sun was in Capricorn (26°04' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (1% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

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

Planetary positions on January 16, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°04'53" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1952	Jan 20, 1953 into Aquarius
Moon	8°44'42" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 15, 1953	Jan 17, 1953 into Pisces
Mercury	15°05'47" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 6, 1953	Jan 25, 1953 into Aquarius
Venus	12°20'38" Pisces	Direct	Jan 5, 1953	Feb 2, 1953 into Aries
Mars	12°46'52" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 1952	Feb 8, 1953 into Aries
Jupiter	11°11'31" Taurus	Direct	Apr 28, 1952	May 9, 1953 into Gemini
Saturn	26°57'39" Libra	Direct	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	16°05'09" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	23°51'53" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	22°39'06" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	13°15'18" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on January 16, 1953

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

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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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