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Where Were the Planets on April 21, 1953?

Quick Answer

On April 21, 1953, the Sun was in Taurus (1°04' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (55% illuminated). Venus, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 21, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°16' Leo at midnight UTC to 12°17' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 21, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°04'49" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1953	May 21, 1953 into Gemini
Moon	6°18'44" Leo	Direct	Apr 20, 1953	Apr 23, 1953 into Virgo
Mercury	4°26'13" Aries	Direct	Apr 17, 1953	May 8, 1953 into Taurus
Venus	18°20'28" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 31, 1953	Jun 5, 1953 into Taurus
Mars	23°08'57" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1953	May 1, 1953 into Gemini
Jupiter	25°50'07" Taurus	Direct	Apr 28, 1952	May 9, 1953 into Gemini
Saturn	23°24'46" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	14°49'13" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	22°16'54" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	20°49'42" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	8°13'28" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on April 21, 1953

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 55% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 21, 00:41 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Leo	0°37' Leo

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