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Where Were the Planets on April 5, 1953?

Quick Answer

On April 5, 1953, the Sun was in Aries (15°24' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (68% illuminated). Venus, Saturn, 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 April 5, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°41' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 0°49' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 5, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°24'05" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1953	Apr 20, 1953 into Taurus
Moon	24°14'04" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 3, 1953	Apr 5, 1953 into Capricorn
Mercury	20°37'17" Pisces	Direct	Mar 15, 1953	Apr 17, 1953 into Aries
Venus	27°44'20" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 31, 1953	Jun 5, 1953 into Taurus
Mars	11°45'04" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1953	May 1, 1953 into Gemini
Jupiter	22°20'06" Taurus	Direct	Apr 28, 1952	May 9, 1953 into Gemini
Saturn	24°38'14" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	14°30'57" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	22°43'07" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	20°58'16" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	9°04'18" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on April 5, 1953

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 68% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 5, 22:28 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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Saturn and Neptune sat 2 degrees apart in Libra, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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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