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Where Were the Planets on January 22, 1953?

Quick Answer

On January 22, 1953, the Sun was in Aquarius (2°11' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (53% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 22, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°39' Aries at midnight UTC to 12°13' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 22, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°11'23" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1953	Feb 18, 1953 into Pisces
Moon	5°29'17" Taurus	Direct	Jan 22, 1953	Jan 24, 1953 into Gemini
Mercury	24°37'05" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 6, 1953	Jan 25, 1953 into Aquarius
Venus	18°51'00" Pisces	Direct	Jan 5, 1953	Feb 2, 1953 into Aries
Mars	17°23'07" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 1952	Feb 8, 1953 into Aries
Jupiter	11°28'55" Taurus	Direct	Apr 28, 1952	May 9, 1953 into Gemini
Saturn	27°08'09" Libra	Direct	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	15°50'04" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	23°53'01" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	22°31'11" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	12°56'14" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on January 22, 1953

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 53% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 22, 01:03 UTC	Mercury square Neptune	Exact square
Jan 22, 02:20 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Jan 22, 05:43 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Taurus	1°55' Taurus

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