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Where Were the Planets on May 8, 1953?

Quick Answer

On May 8, 1953, the Sun was in Taurus (17°35' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (28% illuminated). Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Mercury moved from Aries into Taurus.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 8, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°39' Pisces at midnight UTC to 21°02' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 8, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°35'08" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1953	May 21, 1953 into Gemini
Moon	13°49'56" Pisces	Direct	May 7, 1953	May 9, 1953 into Aries
Mercury	0°25'10" Taurus	Direct	May 8, 1953	May 23, 1953 into Gemini
Venus	15°16'20" Aries	Direct	Mar 31, 1953	Jun 5, 1953 into Taurus
Mars	5°02'32" Gemini	Direct	May 1, 1953	Jun 14, 1953 into Cancer
Jupiter	29°43'59" Taurus	Direct	Apr 28, 1952	May 9, 1953 into Gemini
Saturn	22°11'50" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	15°22'04" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	21°50'36" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	20°48'19" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	7°19'27" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on May 8, 1953

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 28% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 8, 06:23 UTC	Mercury enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

Born on May 8, 1953?

The Sun, Mercury and Jupiter were all in Taurus, so everyone born that day is a Taurus several times over. 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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