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Where Were the Planets on March 8, 1953?

Quick Answer

On March 8, 1953, the Sun was in Pisces (17°37' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (53% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 8, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°51' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 20°57' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 8, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°37'27" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1953	Mar 20, 1953 into Aries
Moon	14°21'46" Sagittarius	Direct	Mar 7, 1953	Mar 9, 1953 into Capricorn
Mercury	2°57'40" Aries	Stationing retrograde	Mar 2, 1953	Mar 15, 1953 into Pisces
Venus	27°26'59" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 1953	Mar 14, 1953 into Taurus
Mars	21°19'46" Aries	Direct	Feb 8, 1953	Mar 20, 1953 into Taurus
Jupiter	16°54'33" Taurus	Direct	Apr 28, 1952	May 9, 1953 into Gemini
Saturn	26°28'01" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	14°31'35" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	23°24'33" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	21°27'25" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	10°33'16" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on March 8, 1953

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 53% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 8, 16:01 UTC	Mars trine Pluto	Exact trine
Mar 8, 18:27 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius	17°53' Sagittarius

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