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Where Were the Planets on February 2, 1953?

Quick Answer

On February 2, 1953, the Sun was in Aquarius (13°21' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (89% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

The Sun met Mercury in Aquarius. Mind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly. Venus moved from Pisces into Aries. Mercury squared Jupiter.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 2, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°27' Virgo at midnight UTC to 27°15' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 2, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°21'44" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1953	Feb 18, 1953 into Pisces
Moon	21°21'21" Virgo	Direct	Jan 31, 1953	Feb 3, 1953 into Libra
Mercury	13°01'30" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 25, 1953	Feb 11, 1953 into Pisces
Venus	0°15'17" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 1953	Mar 14, 1953 into Taurus
Mars	25°47'12" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 1952	Feb 8, 1953 into Aries
Jupiter	12°18'39" Taurus	Direct	Apr 28, 1952	May 9, 1953 into Gemini
Saturn	27°17'36" Libra	Direct	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	15°24'17" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	23°51'54" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	22°15'45" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	12°21'17" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on February 2, 1953

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 89% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 2, 01:33 UTC	Mercury square Jupiter	Too many ideas and too little detail. Promises outrun the facts.
Feb 2, 05:53 UTC	Venus enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Feb 2, 23:10 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Mind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly.

Born on February 2, 1953?

The Sun and Mercury sat less than a degree 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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