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Where Were the Planets on February 20, 1953?

Quick Answer

On February 20, 1953, the Sun was in Pisces (1°34' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (48% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 20, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°58' Taurus at midnight UTC to 5°12' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 20, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°34'02" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1953	Mar 20, 1953 into Aries
Moon	28°39'01" Taurus	Direct	Feb 18, 1953	Feb 20, 1953 into Gemini
Mercury	15°23'48" Pisces	Direct	Feb 11, 1953	Mar 2, 1953 into Aries
Venus	16°44'45" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 1953	Mar 14, 1953 into Taurus
Mars	9°24'07" Aries	Direct	Feb 8, 1953	Mar 20, 1953 into Taurus
Jupiter	14°24'23" Taurus	Direct	Apr 28, 1952	May 9, 1953 into Gemini
Saturn	27°05'32" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	14°50'11" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	23°41'32" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	21°49'28" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	11°24'06" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on February 20, 1953

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 48% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 20, 04:25 UTC	Mercury trine Uranus	Exact trine
Feb 20, 14:26 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Feb 20, 17:45 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Gemini	1°48' Gemini

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