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Where Were the Planets on May 6, 1953?

Quick Answer

On May 6, 1953, the Sun was in Taurus (15°39' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (50% illuminated). Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 6, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°30' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 22°28' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 6, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°39'02" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1953	May 21, 1953 into Gemini
Moon	15°27'49" Aquarius	Direct	May 5, 1953	May 7, 1953 into Pisces
Mercury	26°52'56" Aries	Direct	Apr 17, 1953	May 8, 1953 into Taurus
Venus	15°02'37" Aries	Stationing retrograde	Mar 31, 1953	Jun 5, 1953 into Taurus
Mars	3°39'14" Gemini	Direct	May 1, 1953	Jun 14, 1953 into Cancer
Jupiter	29°16'06" Taurus	Direct	Apr 28, 1952	May 9, 1953 into Gemini
Saturn	22°19'48" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	15°17'33" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	21°53'31" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	20°48'03" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	7°25'48" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on May 6, 1953

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 50% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 6, 02:46 UTC	The Sun sextile Uranus	Exact sextile
May 6, 12:21 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius	15°40' Aquarius

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