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Where Were the Planets on May 25, 1953?

Quick Answer

On May 25, 1953, the Sun was in Gemini (3°58' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (89% illuminated). Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 25, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°58' Libra at midnight UTC to 2°18' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 25, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°58'06" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1953	Jun 21, 1953 into Cancer
Moon	26°06'48" Libra	Direct	May 23, 1953	May 25, 1953 into Scorpio
Mercury	5°07'11" Gemini	Direct	May 23, 1953	Jun 6, 1953 into Cancer
Venus	22°12'34" Aries	Direct	Mar 31, 1953	Jun 5, 1953 into Taurus
Mars	16°43'40" Gemini	Direct	May 1, 1953	Jun 14, 1953 into Cancer
Jupiter	3°42'57" Gemini	Direct	May 9, 1953	May 24, 1954 into Cancer
Saturn	21°14'31" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	16°06'35" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	21°28'41" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	20°55'04" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	6°25'26" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on May 25, 1953

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 89% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 25, 03:39 UTC	The Sun conjunct Jupiter	Exact conjunction
May 25, 19:32 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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