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Where Were the Planets on February 12, 1953?

Quick Answer

On February 12, 1953, the Sun was in Aquarius (23°29' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (4% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 12, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°16' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 9°10' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 12, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°29'26" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1953	Feb 18, 1953 into Pisces
Moon	1°41'22" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 12, 1953	Feb 14, 1953 into Pisces
Mercury	0°55'08" Pisces	Direct	Feb 11, 1953	Mar 2, 1953 into Aries
Venus	9°49'59" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 1953	Mar 14, 1953 into Taurus
Mars	3°22'22" Aries	Direct	Feb 8, 1953	Mar 20, 1953 into Taurus
Jupiter	13°22'12" Taurus	Direct	Apr 28, 1952	May 9, 1953 into Gemini
Saturn	27°15'05" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	15°03'50" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	23°47'24" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	22°01'09" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	11°49'31" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on February 12, 1953

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 4% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 12, 09:16 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Feb 12, 19:01 UTC	The Sun trine Neptune	Exact trine

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