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Where Were the Planets on January 31, 1953?

Quick Answer

On January 31, 1953, the Sun was in Aquarius (11°20' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (98% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune 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 31, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°49' Leo at midnight UTC to 3°38' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 31, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°20'01" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1953	Feb 18, 1953 into Pisces
Moon	27°44'27" Leo	Direct	Jan 29, 1953	Jan 31, 1953 into Virgo
Mercury	9°34'37" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 25, 1953	Feb 11, 1953 into Pisces
Venus	28°14'25" Pisces	Direct	Jan 5, 1953	Feb 2, 1953 into Aries
Mars	24°15'49" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 1952	Feb 8, 1953 into Aries
Jupiter	12°07'59" Taurus	Direct	Apr 28, 1952	May 9, 1953 into Gemini
Saturn	27°16'51" Libra	Direct	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	15°28'45" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	23°52'24" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	22°18'38" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	12°27'39" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on January 31, 1953

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 31, 16:35 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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The Sun and Mercury sat 2 degrees apart in Aquarius, 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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