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Where Were the Planets on March 17, 1953?

Quick Answer

On March 17, 1953, the Sun was in Pisces (26°36' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (6% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 17, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°49' Aries at midnight UTC to 2°35' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 17, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°36'10" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1953	Mar 20, 1953 into Aries
Moon	25°15'29" Aries	Direct	Mar 15, 1953	Mar 17, 1953 into Taurus
Mercury	28°37'52" Pisces	Retrograde	Mar 15, 1953	Apr 17, 1953 into Aries
Venus	0°42'49" Taurus	Direct	Mar 14, 1953	Mar 31, 1953 into Aries
Mars	27°57'33" Aries	Direct	Feb 8, 1953	Mar 20, 1953 into Taurus
Jupiter	18°31'46" Taurus	Direct	Apr 28, 1952	May 9, 1953 into Gemini
Saturn	25°57'34" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	14°26'48" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	23°12'28" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	21°16'24" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	10°04'40" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on March 17, 1953

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 6% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 17, 19:44 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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