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Where Were the Planets on May 9, 1953?

Quick Answer

On May 9, 1953, the Sun was in Taurus (18°33' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (18% illuminated). Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Jupiter entered Gemini, a sign change that comes around once every 12 years or so. Venus squared Uranus. Restless hearts. The need for space runs into the need for closeness.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 9, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°02' Pisces at midnight UTC to 5°33' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 9, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°33'10" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1953	May 21, 1953 into Gemini
Moon	28°17'41" Pisces	Direct	May 7, 1953	May 9, 1953 into Aries
Mercury	2°14'09" Taurus	Direct	May 8, 1953	May 23, 1953 into Gemini
Venus	15°26'29" Aries	Direct	Mar 31, 1953	Jun 5, 1953 into Taurus
Mars	5°44'07" Gemini	Direct	May 1, 1953	Jun 14, 1953 into Cancer
Jupiter	29°57'58" Taurus	Direct	Apr 28, 1952	May 9, 1953 into Gemini
Saturn	22°07'56" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	15°24'23" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	21°49'09" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	20°48'29" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	7°16'16" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on May 9, 1953

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 18% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 9, 06:09 UTC	Venus square Uranus	Restless hearts. The need for space runs into the need for closeness.
May 9, 14:48 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
May 9, 15:29 UTC	Jupiter enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

Born on May 9, 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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