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Where Were the Planets on May 1, 1953?

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On May 1, 1953, the Sun was in Taurus (10°48' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (94% illuminated). Venus, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Mars moved from Taurus into Gemini. Venus squared Uranus while Venus was retrograde. Restless hearts. The need for space runs into the need for closeness.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 1, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°40' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 14°39' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 1, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°48'20" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1953	May 21, 1953 into Gemini
Moon	8°08'56" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 30, 1953	May 3, 1953 into Capricorn
Mercury	18°35'27" Aries	Direct	Apr 17, 1953	May 8, 1953 into Taurus
Venus	15°08'59" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 31, 1953	Jun 5, 1953 into Taurus
Mars	0°10'16" Gemini	Direct	May 1, 1953	Jun 14, 1953 into Cancer
Jupiter	28°06'44" Taurus	Direct	Apr 28, 1952	May 9, 1953 into Gemini
Saturn	22°40'32" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	15°06'59" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	22°01'02" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	20°47'54" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	7°41'42" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on May 1, 1953

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 94% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 1, 06:07 UTC	Mars enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
May 1, 17:18 UTC	Venus square Uranus	Restless hearts. The need for space runs into the need for closeness.

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Saturn and Neptune sat less than a degree apart in Libra, 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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