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Where Were the Planets on January 17, 1953?

Quick Answer

On January 17, 1953, the Sun was in Capricorn (27°06' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (5% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Venus met Mars in Pisces. Desire and affection meet. Attraction runs high, and so does creative heat. Mercury opposed Uranus. The Sun squared Saturn.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 17, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°13' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 1°09' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 17, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°06'00" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1952	Jan 20, 1953 into Aquarius
Moon	23°42'39" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 15, 1953	Jan 17, 1953 into Pisces
Mercury	16°39'40" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 6, 1953	Jan 25, 1953 into Aquarius
Venus	13°26'23" Pisces	Direct	Jan 5, 1953	Feb 2, 1953 into Aries
Mars	13°32'57" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 1952	Feb 8, 1953 into Aries
Jupiter	11°13'55" Taurus	Direct	Apr 28, 1952	May 9, 1953 into Gemini
Saturn	26°59'39" Libra	Direct	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	16°02'36" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	23°52'10" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	22°37'49" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	13°12'07" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on January 17, 1953

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 5% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 17, 02:47 UTC	Mercury opposite Uranus	Nervy and abrupt. Tech glitches and things said too fast.
Jan 17, 09:25 UTC	The Sun square Saturn	Limits push back: fatigue, delays, or someone in authority saying no.
Jan 17, 20:04 UTC	Venus conjunct Mars	Desire and affection meet. Attraction runs high, and so does creative heat.
Jan 17, 22:06 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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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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