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Where Were the Planets on February 1, 1953?

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On February 1, 1953, the Sun was in Aquarius (12°20' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (94% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

The Sun squared Jupiter. Overreach is the risk: too much, too soon, too sure.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 1, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°38' Virgo at midnight UTC to 15°26' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 1, 1953
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun12°20'53" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Moon9°33'00" VirgoDirect into Libra
Mercury11°17'42" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Venus29°15'04" PiscesDirect into Aries
Mars25°01'32" PiscesDirect into Aries
Jupiter12°13'13" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Saturn27°17'17" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Uranus15°26'30" CancerRetrograde into Leo
Neptune23°52'10" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Pluto22°17'12" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
North Node12°24'28" AquariusDirect into Capricorn

Sky Events on February 1, 1953

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 95% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Sun square JupiterOverreach is the risk: too much, too soon, too sure.

Born on February 1, 1953?

The Sun and Mercury sat 1 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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