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Where Were the Planets on April 13, 1953?

Quick Answer

On April 13, 1953, the Sun was in Aries (23°15' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Venus, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 13, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°02' Aries at midnight UTC to 25°57' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 13, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°15'29" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1953	Apr 20, 1953 into Taurus
Moon	18°31'48" Aries	Direct	Apr 12, 1953	Apr 14, 1953 into Taurus
Mercury	25°49'36" Pisces	Direct	Mar 15, 1953	Apr 17, 1953 into Aries
Venus	23°00'14" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 31, 1953	Jun 5, 1953 into Taurus
Mars	17°28'28" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1953	May 1, 1953 into Gemini
Jupiter	24°03'30" Taurus	Direct	Apr 28, 1952	May 9, 1953 into Gemini
Saturn	24°01'34" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	14°38'27" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	22°30'00" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	20°53'08" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	8°38'53" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on April 13, 1953

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 13, 08:12 UTC	The Sun conjunct Venus	Exact conjunction
Apr 13, 20:09 UTC	New Moon in Aries	23°35' Aries

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