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Where Were the Planets on February 1, 1953?

Quick Answer

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.

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
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°20'53" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1953	Feb 18, 1953 into Pisces
Moon	9°33'00" Virgo	Direct	Jan 31, 1953	Feb 3, 1953 into Libra
Mercury	11°17'42" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 25, 1953	Feb 11, 1953 into Pisces
Venus	29°15'04" Pisces	Direct	Jan 5, 1953	Feb 2, 1953 into Aries
Mars	25°01'32" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 1952	Feb 8, 1953 into Aries
Jupiter	12°13'13" Taurus	Direct	Apr 28, 1952	May 9, 1953 into Gemini
Saturn	27°17'17" Libra	Direct	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	15°26'30" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	23°52'10" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	22°17'12" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	12°24'28" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on February 1, 1953

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

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 1, 08:41 UTC	The Sun square Jupiter	Exact square

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