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Where Were the Planets on May 18, 1953?

Quick Answer

On May 18, 1953, the Sun was in Taurus (27°14' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (29% illuminated). Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 18, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°59' Cancer at midnight UTC to 8°15' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 18, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°14'16" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1953	May 21, 1953 into Gemini
Moon	2°09'50" Leo	Direct	May 18, 1953	May 20, 1953 into Virgo
Mercury	19°58'35" Taurus	Direct	May 8, 1953	May 23, 1953 into Gemini
Venus	18°24'52" Aries	Direct	Mar 31, 1953	Jun 5, 1953 into Taurus
Mars	11°56'28" Gemini	Direct	May 1, 1953	Jun 14, 1953 into Cancer
Jupiter	2°04'20" Gemini	Direct	May 9, 1953	May 24, 1954 into Cancer
Saturn	21°35'38" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	15°47'01" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	21°37'01" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	20°51'19" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	6°47'41" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on May 18, 1953

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 29% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 18, 07:46 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
May 18, 22:03 UTC	Mercury square Pluto	Exact square

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