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Where Were the Planets on May 15, 1953?

Quick Answer

On May 15, 1953, the Sun was in Taurus (24°20' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (7% 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 15, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°01' Gemini at midnight UTC to 0°23' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 15, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°20'48" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1953	May 21, 1953 into Gemini
Moon	23°45'46" Gemini	Direct	May 13, 1953	May 15, 1953 into Cancer
Mercury	13°47'42" Taurus	Direct	May 8, 1953	May 23, 1953 into Gemini
Venus	17°09'20" Aries	Direct	Mar 31, 1953	Jun 5, 1953 into Taurus
Mars	9°52'44" Gemini	Direct	May 1, 1953	Jun 14, 1953 into Cancer
Jupiter	1°22'07" Gemini	Direct	May 9, 1953	May 24, 1954 into Cancer
Saturn	21°45'48" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	15°39'08" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	21°40'53" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	20°50'07" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	6°57'13" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on May 15, 1953

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 7% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 15, 23:16 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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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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