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Where Were the Planets on April 15, 1953?

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On April 15, 1953, the Sun was in Aries (25°13' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (4% 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 15, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°41' Taurus at midnight UTC to 25°02' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 15, 1953
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun25°13'02" AriesDirect into Taurus
Moon17°55'03" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Mercury27°42'35" PiscesDirect into Aries
Venus21°45'10" AriesRetrograde into Taurus
Mars18°53'52" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Jupiter24°29'53" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Saturn23°52'19" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Uranus14°40'50" CancerDirect into Leo
Neptune22°26'42" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Pluto20°52'07" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
North Node8°32'32" AquariusDirect into Capricorn

Sky Events on April 15, 1953

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 4% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on April 15, 1953?

Saturn and Neptune sat 1 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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