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Where Were the Planets on April 29, 1953?

Quick Answer

On April 29, 1953, the Sun was in Taurus (8°51' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Venus, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 29, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°17' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 18°52' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 29, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°51'53" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1953	May 21, 1953 into Gemini
Moon	12°33'53" Scorpio	Direct	Apr 28, 1953	Apr 30, 1953 into Sagittarius
Mercury	15°29'43" Aries	Direct	Apr 17, 1953	May 8, 1953 into Taurus
Venus	15°28'31" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 31, 1953	Jun 5, 1953 into Taurus
Mars	28°46'22" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1953	May 1, 1953 into Gemini
Jupiter	27°39'10" Taurus	Direct	Apr 28, 1952	May 9, 1953 into Gemini
Saturn	22°49'08" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	15°03'04" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	22°04'08" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	20°48'02" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	7°48'03" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on April 29, 1953

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 29, 04:21 UTC	Full Moon in Scorpio	8°33' Scorpio
Apr 29, 04:47 UTC	Mercury square Uranus	Exact square
Apr 29, 11:43 UTC	Mercury conjunct Venus	Exact conjunction

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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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