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Where Were the Planets on March 31, 1953?

Quick Answer

On March 31, 1953, the Sun was in Aries (10°28' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (99% illuminated). Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 31, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°06' Libra at midnight UTC to 27°16' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 31, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°28'29" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1953	Apr 20, 1953 into Taurus
Moon	21°10'24" Libra	Direct	Mar 29, 1953	Apr 1, 1953 into Scorpio
Mercury	19°48'03" Pisces	Stationing direct	Mar 15, 1953	Apr 17, 1953 into Aries
Venus	29°54'10" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 31, 1953	Jun 5, 1953 into Taurus
Mars	8°08'58" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1953	May 1, 1953 into Gemini
Jupiter	21°17'26" Taurus	Direct	Apr 28, 1952	May 9, 1953 into Gemini
Saturn	25°00'31" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	14°27'59" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	22°51'11" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	21°02'16" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	9°20'11" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on March 31, 1953

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 31, 05:04 UTC	Venus re-enters Aries (retrograde)	Leaves Taurus

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