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Where Were the Planets on April 11, 1953?

Quick Answer

On April 11, 1953, the Sun was in Aries (21°17' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (8% illuminated). Venus, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 11, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°09' Pisces at midnight UTC to 26°02' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 11, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	21°17'49" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1953	Apr 20, 1953 into Taurus
Moon	18°35'09" Pisces	Direct	Apr 10, 1953	Apr 12, 1953 into Aries
Mercury	24°09'10" Pisces	Direct	Mar 15, 1953	Apr 17, 1953 into Aries
Venus	24°15'37" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 31, 1953	Jun 5, 1953 into Taurus
Mars	16°02'53" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1953	May 1, 1953 into Gemini
Jupiter	23°37'19" Taurus	Direct	Apr 28, 1952	May 9, 1953 into Gemini
Saturn	24°10'48" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	14°36'16" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	22°33'17" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	20°54'16" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	8°45'14" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on April 11, 1953

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 8% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 11, 02:29 UTC	The Sun trine Pluto	Exact trine
Apr 11, 15:31 UTC	Venus opposite Saturn	Exact opposition

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