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Where Were the Planets on April 18, 1953?

Quick Answer

On April 18, 1953, the Sun was in Aries (28°09' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (26% illuminated). Venus, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 18, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°25' Gemini at midnight UTC to 5°25' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 18, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°09'05" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1953	Apr 20, 1953 into Taurus
Moon	28°59'02" Gemini	Direct	Apr 16, 1953	Apr 18, 1953 into Cancer
Mercury	0°53'07" Aries	Direct	Apr 17, 1953	May 8, 1953 into Taurus
Venus	19°57'19" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 31, 1953	Jun 5, 1953 into Taurus
Mars	21°01'37" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1953	May 1, 1953 into Gemini
Jupiter	25°09'49" Taurus	Direct	Apr 28, 1952	May 9, 1953 into Gemini
Saturn	23°38'30" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	14°44'48" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	22°21'47" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	20°50'47" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	8°23'00" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on April 18, 1953

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 26% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 18, 05:56 UTC	Mars square Pluto	Exact square
Apr 18, 13:52 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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