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Where Were the Planets on March 19, 1953?

Quick Answer

On March 19, 1953, the Sun was in Pisces (28°35' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (22% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 19, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°56' Taurus at midnight UTC to 0°47' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 19, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°35'31" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1953	Mar 20, 1953 into Aries
Moon	23°56'05" Taurus	Direct	Mar 17, 1953	Mar 19, 1953 into Gemini
Mercury	26°48'10" Pisces	Retrograde	Mar 15, 1953	Apr 17, 1953 into Aries
Venus	1°04'30" Taurus	Direct	Mar 14, 1953	Mar 31, 1953 into Aries
Mars	29°25'28" Aries	Direct	Feb 8, 1953	Mar 20, 1953 into Taurus
Jupiter	18°54'26" Taurus	Direct	Apr 28, 1952	May 9, 1953 into Gemini
Saturn	25°50'03" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	14°26'19" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	23°09'35" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	21°14'08" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	9°58'19" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on March 19, 1953

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 22% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 19, 22:34 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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Venus and Mars sat 2 degrees apart in Taurus, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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