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Where Were the Planets on May 3, 1953?

Quick Answer

On May 3, 1953, the Sun was in Taurus (12°44' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (81% illuminated). Venus, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 3, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°50' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 11°11' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 3, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°44'41" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1953	May 21, 1953 into Gemini
Moon	4°29'33" Capricorn	Direct	May 3, 1953	May 5, 1953 into Aquarius
Mercury	21°48'46" Aries	Direct	Apr 17, 1953	May 8, 1953 into Taurus
Venus	14°59'15" Aries	Stationing direct	Mar 31, 1953	Jun 5, 1953 into Taurus
Mars	1°33'59" Gemini	Direct	May 1, 1953	Jun 14, 1953 into Cancer
Jupiter	28°34'25" Taurus	Direct	Apr 28, 1952	May 9, 1953 into Gemini
Saturn	22°32'06" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	15°11'05" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	21°58'00" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	20°47'52" Leo	Stationing retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	7°35'20" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on May 3, 1953

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 81% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 3, 03:54 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
May 3, 14:12 UTC	Mercury opposite Neptune	Exact opposition
May 3, 22:05 UTC	Mercury opposite Saturn	Exact opposition

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