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Where Were the Planets on April 26, 1953?

Quick Answer

On April 26, 1953, the Sun was in Taurus (5°56' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (93% 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 26, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°39' Virgo at midnight UTC to 11°41' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 26, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°56'59" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1953	May 21, 1953 into Gemini
Moon	5°39'42" Libra	Direct	Apr 26, 1953	Apr 28, 1953 into Scorpio
Mercury	11°05'39" Aries	Direct	Apr 17, 1953	May 8, 1953 into Taurus
Venus	16°16'04" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 31, 1953	Jun 5, 1953 into Taurus
Mars	26°40'11" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1953	May 1, 1953 into Gemini
Jupiter	26°58'02" Taurus	Direct	Apr 28, 1952	May 9, 1953 into Gemini
Saturn	23°02'17" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	14°57'32" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	22°08'51" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	20°48'27" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	7°57'35" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on April 26, 1953

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 93% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 26, 00:40 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

Born on April 26, 1953?

The Sun, Mars and Jupiter were all in Taurus, so everyone born that day is a Taurus several times over. Mars and Jupiter sat less than a degree apart in Taurus, 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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