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Where Were the Planets on April 19, 1953?

Quick Answer

On April 19, 1953, the Sun was in Aries (29°07' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (35% illuminated). Venus, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 19, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°25' Cancer at midnight UTC to 18°00' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 19, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°07'42" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1953	Apr 20, 1953 into Taurus
Moon	11°46'14" Cancer	Direct	Apr 18, 1953	Apr 20, 1953 into Leo
Mercury	2°01'47" Aries	Direct	Apr 17, 1953	May 8, 1953 into Taurus
Venus	19°23'33" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 31, 1953	Jun 5, 1953 into Taurus
Mars	21°44'06" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1953	May 1, 1953 into Gemini
Jupiter	25°23'12" Taurus	Direct	Apr 28, 1952	May 9, 1953 into Gemini
Saturn	23°33'54" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	14°46'14" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	22°20'09" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	20°50'24" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	8°19'49" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on April 19, 1953

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 35% illuminated at noon UTC.

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

Born on April 19, 1953?

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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