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Where Were the Planets on March 23, 1953?

Quick Answer

On March 23, 1953, the Sun was in Aries (2°33' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (62% illuminated). Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 23, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°38' Cancer at midnight UTC to 21°51' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 23, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°33'47" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1953	Apr 20, 1953 into Taurus
Moon	15°47'00" Cancer	Direct	Mar 22, 1953	Mar 24, 1953 into Leo
Mercury	23°18'20" Pisces	Retrograde	Mar 15, 1953	Apr 17, 1953 into Aries
Venus	1°20'20" Taurus	Stationing direct	Mar 14, 1953	Mar 31, 1953 into Aries
Mars	2°20'45" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1953	May 1, 1953 into Gemini
Jupiter	19°40'50" Taurus	Direct	Apr 28, 1952	May 9, 1953 into Gemini
Saturn	25°34'18" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	14°26'01" Cancer	Stationing retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	23°03'39" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	21°09'51" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	9°45'36" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on March 23, 1953

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 62% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

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Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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