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Where Were the Planets on May 4, 1953?

Quick Answer

On May 4, 1953, the Sun was in Taurus (13°42' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (72% illuminated). Venus, Saturn and Neptune 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 May 4, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°11' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 24°44' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 4, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°42'49" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1953	May 21, 1953 into Gemini
Moon	17°56'48" Capricorn	Direct	May 3, 1953	May 5, 1953 into Aquarius
Mercury	23°28'16" Aries	Direct	Apr 17, 1953	May 8, 1953 into Taurus
Venus	14°58'01" Aries	Stationing direct	Mar 31, 1953	Jun 5, 1953 into Taurus
Mars	2°15'47" Gemini	Direct	May 1, 1953	Jun 14, 1953 into Cancer
Jupiter	28°48'17" Taurus	Direct	Apr 28, 1952	May 9, 1953 into Gemini
Saturn	22°27'57" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	15°13'12" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	21°56'29" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	20°47'54" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	7°32'10" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on May 4, 1953

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 72% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

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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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