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Where Were the Planets on February 23, 1953?

Quick Answer

On February 23, 1953, the Sun was in Pisces (4°35' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (77% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 23, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°37' Cancer at midnight UTC to 12°53' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 23, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°35'16" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1953	Mar 20, 1953 into Aries
Moon	6°47'19" Cancer	Direct	Feb 22, 1953	Feb 25, 1953 into Leo
Mercury	20°26'28" Pisces	Direct	Feb 11, 1953	Mar 2, 1953 into Aries
Venus	19°06'53" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 1953	Mar 14, 1953 into Taurus
Mars	11°39'08" Aries	Direct	Feb 8, 1953	Mar 20, 1953 into Taurus
Jupiter	14°50'04" Taurus	Direct	Apr 28, 1952	May 9, 1953 into Gemini
Saturn	27°00'18" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	14°45'46" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	23°38'51" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	21°45'10" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	11°14'34" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on February 23, 1953

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 77% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 23, 01:49 UTC	Jupiter sextile Uranus	Exact sextile

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