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Where Were the Planets on May 20, 1953?

Quick Answer

On May 20, 1953, the Sun was in Taurus (29°09' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (48% illuminated). Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 20, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°19' Leo at midnight UTC to 2°12' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 20, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°09'47" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1953	May 21, 1953 into Gemini
Moon	26°16'56" Leo	Direct	May 18, 1953	May 20, 1953 into Virgo
Mercury	24°13'23" Taurus	Direct	May 8, 1953	May 23, 1953 into Gemini
Venus	19°23'02" Aries	Direct	Mar 31, 1953	Jun 5, 1953 into Taurus
Mars	13°18'45" Gemini	Direct	May 1, 1953	Jun 14, 1953 into Cancer
Jupiter	2°32'31" Gemini	Direct	May 9, 1953	May 24, 1954 into Cancer
Saturn	21°29'13" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	15°52'27" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	21°34'32" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	20°52'15" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	6°41'19" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on May 20, 1953

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 48% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 20, 18:20 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Leo	29°25' Leo
May 20, 19:30 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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