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Where Were the Planets on May 12, 1953?

Quick Answer

On May 12, 1953, the Sun was in Taurus (21°27' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% illuminated). 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 12, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°43' Taurus at midnight UTC to 19°06' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 12, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	21°27'05" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1953	May 21, 1953 into Gemini
Moon	11°56'37" Taurus	Direct	May 11, 1953	May 13, 1953 into Gemini
Mercury	7°52'30" Taurus	Direct	May 8, 1953	May 23, 1953 into Gemini
Venus	16°09'18" Aries	Direct	Mar 31, 1953	Jun 5, 1953 into Taurus
Mars	7°48'36" Gemini	Direct	May 1, 1953	Jun 14, 1953 into Cancer
Jupiter	0°39'59" Gemini	Direct	May 9, 1953	May 24, 1954 into Cancer
Saturn	21°56'35" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	15°31'35" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	21°44'56" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	20°49'10" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	7°06'45" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on May 12, 1953

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% 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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