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Where Were the Planets on May 23, 1953?

Quick Answer

On May 23, 1953, the Sun was in Gemini (2°02' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (75% illuminated). Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Venus trined Pluto. Deep bonds and magnetic charm. Good for strengthening commitments. Mercury moved from Taurus into Gemini.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 23, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°53' Virgo at midnight UTC to 7°50' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 23, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°02'51" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1953	Jun 21, 1953 into Cancer
Moon	1°51'29" Libra	Direct	May 23, 1953	May 25, 1953 into Scorpio
Mercury	0°43'51" Gemini	Direct	May 23, 1953	Jun 6, 1953 into Cancer
Venus	21°00'52" Aries	Direct	Mar 31, 1953	Jun 5, 1953 into Taurus
Mars	15°21'50" Gemini	Direct	May 1, 1953	Jun 14, 1953 into Cancer
Jupiter	3°14'47" Gemini	Direct	May 9, 1953	May 24, 1954 into Cancer
Saturn	21°20'09" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	16°00'50" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	21°30'57" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	20°53'52" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	6°31'48" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on May 23, 1953

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 75% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 23, 03:58 UTC	Mercury enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
May 23, 07:02 UTC	Venus trine Pluto	Deep bonds and magnetic charm. Good for strengthening commitments.
May 23, 08:15 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

Born on May 23, 1953?

The Sun, Mercury, Mars and Jupiter were all in Gemini, so everyone born that day is a Gemini several times over. 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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