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Where Were the Planets on May 17, 1953?

Quick Answer

On May 17, 1953, the Sun was in Taurus (26°16' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (20% illuminated). Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 17, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°22' Cancer at midnight UTC to 25°58' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 17, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°16'28" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1953	May 21, 1953 into Gemini
Moon	19°43'34" Cancer	Direct	May 15, 1953	May 18, 1953 into Leo
Mercury	17°53'20" Taurus	Direct	May 8, 1953	May 23, 1953 into Gemini
Venus	17°58'04" Aries	Direct	Mar 31, 1953	Jun 5, 1953 into Taurus
Mars	11°15'16" Gemini	Direct	May 1, 1953	Jun 14, 1953 into Cancer
Jupiter	1°50'16" Gemini	Direct	May 9, 1953	May 24, 1954 into Cancer
Saturn	21°38'57" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	15°44'21" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	21°38'17" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	20°50'53" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	6°50'51" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on May 17, 1953

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 20% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 17, 19:47 UTC	Saturn conjunct Neptune	Exact conjunction

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