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Where Were the Planets on April 17, 1953?

Quick Answer

On April 17, 1953, the Sun was in Aries (27°10' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (17% illuminated). Venus, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury moved from Pisces into Aries.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 17, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°58' Gemini at midnight UTC to 22°25' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 17, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°10'26" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1953	Apr 20, 1953 into Taurus
Moon	15°45'41" Gemini	Direct	Apr 16, 1953	Apr 18, 1953 into Cancer
Mercury	29°46'58" Pisces	Direct	Mar 15, 1953	Apr 17, 1953 into Aries
Venus	20°32'20" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 31, 1953	Jun 5, 1953 into Taurus
Mars	20°19'05" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1953	May 1, 1953 into Gemini
Jupiter	24°56'27" Taurus	Direct	Apr 28, 1952	May 9, 1953 into Gemini
Saturn	23°43'06" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	14°43'26" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	22°23'25" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	20°51'12" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	8°26'10" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on April 17, 1953

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 17% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 17, 16:48 UTC	Mercury enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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Saturn and Neptune sat 1 degrees apart in Libra, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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