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Where Were the Planets on March 2, 1953?

Quick Answer

On March 2, 1953, the Sun was in Pisces (11°37' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (97% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 2, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°13' Virgo at midnight UTC to 6°06' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 2, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°37'03" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1953	Mar 20, 1953 into Aries
Moon	0°09'32" Libra	Direct	Mar 2, 1953	Mar 4, 1953 into Scorpio
Mercury	29°42'45" Pisces	Direct	Feb 11, 1953	Mar 2, 1953 into Aries
Venus	24°02'34" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 1953	Mar 14, 1953 into Taurus
Mars	16°52'40" Aries	Direct	Feb 8, 1953	Mar 20, 1953 into Taurus
Jupiter	15°54'34" Taurus	Direct	Apr 28, 1952	May 9, 1953 into Gemini
Saturn	26°44'46" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	14°37'06" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	23°31'40" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	21°35'23" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	10°52'20" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on March 2, 1953

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 97% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 2, 11:40 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Mar 2, 19:20 UTC	Mercury enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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