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Where Were the Planets on April 7, 1953?

Quick Answer

On April 7, 1953, the Sun was in Aries (17°22' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (47% illuminated). Venus, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 7, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°15' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 27°59' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 7, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°22'07" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1953	Apr 20, 1953 into Taurus
Moon	21°05'19" Capricorn	Direct	Apr 5, 1953	Apr 8, 1953 into Aquarius
Mercury	21°31'25" Pisces	Direct	Mar 15, 1953	Apr 17, 1953 into Aries
Venus	26°39'28" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 31, 1953	Jun 5, 1953 into Taurus
Mars	13°11'11" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1953	May 1, 1953 into Gemini
Jupiter	22°45'36" Taurus	Direct	Apr 28, 1952	May 9, 1953 into Gemini
Saturn	24°29'09" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	14°32'31" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	22°39'52" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	20°56'50" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	8°57'57" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on April 7, 1953

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 47% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 7, 04:58 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn	17°05' Capricorn

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