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Where Were the Planets on April 10, 1953?

Quick Answer

On April 10, 1953, the Sun was in Aries (20°18' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (16% illuminated). Venus, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury sextiled Jupiter. Good news travels, and conversations open doors.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 10, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°27' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 11°08' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 10, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	20°18'56" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1953	Apr 20, 1953 into Taurus
Moon	3°46'32" Pisces	Direct	Apr 10, 1953	Apr 12, 1953 into Aries
Mercury	23°24'04" Pisces	Direct	Mar 15, 1953	Apr 17, 1953 into Aries
Venus	24°52'48" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 31, 1953	Jun 5, 1953 into Taurus
Mars	15°20'02" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1953	May 1, 1953 into Gemini
Jupiter	23°24'19" Taurus	Direct	Apr 28, 1952	May 9, 1953 into Gemini
Saturn	24°15'24" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	14°35'15" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	22°34'56" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	20°54'52" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	8°48'25" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on April 10, 1953

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 16% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 10, 05:49 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Apr 10, 12:11 UTC	Mercury sextile Jupiter	Good news travels, and conversations open doors.

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

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