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Where Were the Planets on April 8, 1953?

Quick Answer

On April 8, 1953, the Sun was in Aries (18°21' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (36% 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 8, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°59' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 12°03' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 8, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°21'05" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1953	Apr 20, 1953 into Taurus
Moon	4°59'17" Aquarius	Direct	Apr 8, 1953	Apr 10, 1953 into Pisces
Mercury	22°04'59" Pisces	Direct	Mar 15, 1953	Apr 17, 1953 into Aries
Venus	26°04'57" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 31, 1953	Jun 5, 1953 into Taurus
Mars	13°54'11" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1953	May 1, 1953 into Gemini
Jupiter	22°58'27" Taurus	Direct	Apr 28, 1952	May 9, 1953 into Gemini
Saturn	24°24'35" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	14°33'23" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	22°38'13" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	20°56'09" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	8°54'46" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on April 8, 1953

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 36% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 8, 03:27 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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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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