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Where Were the Planets on May 19, 1953?

Quick Answer

On May 19, 1953, the Sun was in Taurus (28°12' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (38% 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 19, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°16' Leo at midnight UTC to 20°18' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 19, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°12'03" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1953	May 21, 1953 into Gemini
Moon	14°19'18" Leo	Direct	May 18, 1953	May 20, 1953 into Virgo
Mercury	22°05'18" Taurus	Direct	May 8, 1953	May 23, 1953 into Gemini
Venus	18°53'13" Aries	Direct	Mar 31, 1953	Jun 5, 1953 into Taurus
Mars	12°37'38" Gemini	Direct	May 1, 1953	Jun 14, 1953 into Cancer
Jupiter	2°18'25" Gemini	Direct	May 9, 1953	May 24, 1954 into Cancer
Saturn	21°32'23" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	15°49'43" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	21°35'45" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	20°51'46" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	6°44'30" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on May 19, 1953

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 38% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on May 19, 1953?

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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