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Where Were the Planets on May 2, 1953?

Quick Answer

On May 2, 1953, the Sun was in Taurus (11°46' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (89% illuminated). Venus, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury trined Pluto. Penetrating focus. Good for investigation and frank talks.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 2, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°39' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 27°49' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 2, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°46'31" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1953	May 21, 1953 into Gemini
Moon	21°13'40" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 30, 1953	May 3, 1953 into Capricorn
Mercury	20°11'10" Aries	Direct	Apr 17, 1953	May 8, 1953 into Taurus
Venus	15°02'54" Aries	Stationing direct	Mar 31, 1953	Jun 5, 1953 into Taurus
Mars	0°52'09" Gemini	Direct	May 1, 1953	Jun 14, 1953 into Cancer
Jupiter	28°20'34" Taurus	Direct	Apr 28, 1952	May 9, 1953 into Gemini
Saturn	22°36'18" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	15°09'01" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	21°59'31" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	20°47'52" Leo	Stationing direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	7°38'31" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on May 2, 1953

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 89% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 2, 21:04 UTC	Mercury trine Pluto	Penetrating focus. Good for investigation and frank talks.

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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.

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