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Where Were the Planets on May 16, 1953?

Quick Answer

On May 16, 1953, the Sun was in Taurus (25°18' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (13% illuminated). Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Mercury sextiled Uranus. Original ideas and quick breakthroughs on stuck problems.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 16, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°24' Cancer at midnight UTC to 13°22' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 16, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°18'39" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1953	May 21, 1953 into Gemini
Moon	6°56'26" Cancer	Direct	May 15, 1953	May 18, 1953 into Leo
Mercury	15°49'40" Taurus	Direct	May 8, 1953	May 23, 1953 into Gemini
Venus	17°32'52" Aries	Direct	Mar 31, 1953	Jun 5, 1953 into Taurus
Mars	10°34'01" Gemini	Direct	May 1, 1953	Jun 14, 1953 into Cancer
Jupiter	1°36'11" Gemini	Direct	May 9, 1953	May 24, 1954 into Cancer
Saturn	21°42'21" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	15°41'43" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	21°39'35" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	20°50'29" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	6°54'02" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on May 16, 1953

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 13% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 16, 10:25 UTC	Mercury sextile Uranus	Original ideas and quick breakthroughs on stuck problems.

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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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