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Where Were the Planets on March 15, 1953?

Quick Answer

On March 15, 1953, the Sun was in Pisces (24°36' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 15, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°32' Pisces at midnight UTC to 2°44' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 15, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°36'40" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1953	Mar 20, 1953 into Aries
Moon	25°09'18" Pisces	Direct	Mar 13, 1953	Mar 15, 1953 into Aries
Mercury	0°18'19" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 2, 1953	Mar 15, 1953 into Pisces
Venus	0°12'37" Taurus	Direct	Mar 14, 1953	Mar 31, 1953 into Aries
Mars	26°29'28" Aries	Direct	Feb 8, 1953	Mar 20, 1953 into Taurus
Jupiter	18°09'28" Taurus	Direct	Apr 28, 1952	May 9, 1953 into Gemini
Saturn	26°04'50" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	14°27'29" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	23°15'17" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	21°18'44" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	10°11'01" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on March 15, 1953

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 15, 11:05 UTC	New Moon in Pisces	24°34' Pisces
Mar 15, 19:38 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Mar 15, 21:18 UTC	Mercury re-enters Pisces (retrograde)	Leaves Aries

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