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Where Were the Planets on January 29, 1953?

Quick Answer

On January 29, 1953, the Sun was in Aquarius (9°18' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 29, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°56' Cancer at midnight UTC to 9°55' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 29, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°18'13" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1953	Feb 18, 1953 into Pisces
Moon	3°57'07" Leo	Direct	Jan 29, 1953	Jan 31, 1953 into Virgo
Mercury	6°10'31" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 25, 1953	Feb 11, 1953 into Pisces
Venus	26°11'52" Pisces	Direct	Jan 5, 1953	Feb 2, 1953 into Aries
Mars	22°44'18" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 1952	Feb 8, 1953 into Aries
Jupiter	11°58'01" Taurus	Direct	Apr 28, 1952	May 9, 1953 into Gemini
Saturn	27°15'39" Libra	Direct	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	15°33'19" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	23°52'47" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	22°21'29" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	12°34'00" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on January 29, 1953

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 29, 04:05 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jan 29, 23:47 UTC	Total Lunar Eclipse in Leo	9°49' Leo

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