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Where Were the Planets on February 16, 1953?

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On February 16, 1953, the Sun was in Aquarius (27°31' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (9% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 16, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°40' Pisces at midnight UTC to 9°34' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 16, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°31'58" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1953	Feb 18, 1953 into Pisces
Moon	2°10'26" Aries	Direct	Feb 16, 1953	Feb 18, 1953 into Taurus
Mercury	8°14'21" Pisces	Direct	Feb 11, 1953	Mar 2, 1953 into Aries
Venus	13°23'17" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 1953	Mar 14, 1953 into Taurus
Mars	6°23'32" Aries	Direct	Feb 8, 1953	Mar 20, 1953 into Taurus
Jupiter	13°52'06" Taurus	Direct	Apr 28, 1952	May 9, 1953 into Gemini
Saturn	27°11'08" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	14°56'41" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	23°44'42" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	21°55'17" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	11°36'48" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on February 16, 1953

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 9% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 16, 03:54 UTC	The Sun trine Saturn	Exact trine
Feb 16, 08:30 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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