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Where Were the Planets on May 31, 1953?

Quick Answer

On May 31, 1953, the Sun was in Gemini (9°43' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (91% illuminated). Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Saturn sextiled Pluto. Lasting rebuilding. Power gets organized. Mars trined Saturn. Mars sextiled Pluto.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 31, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°46' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 21°29' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 31, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°43'21" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1953	Jun 21, 1953 into Cancer
Moon	14°36'50" Capricorn	Direct	May 30, 1953	Jun 1, 1953 into Aquarius
Mercury	18°08'36" Gemini	Direct	May 23, 1953	Jun 6, 1953 into Cancer
Venus	26°14'44" Aries	Direct	Mar 31, 1953	Jun 5, 1953 into Taurus
Mars	20°48'14" Gemini	Direct	May 1, 1953	Jun 14, 1953 into Cancer
Jupiter	5°07'23" Gemini	Direct	May 9, 1953	May 24, 1954 into Cancer
Saturn	20°59'35" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	16°24'35" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	21°22'28" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	20°59'21" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	6°06'23" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on May 31, 1953

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 91% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 31, 13:53 UTC	Saturn sextile Pluto	Lasting rebuilding. Power gets organized.
May 31, 18:21 UTC	Mars trine Saturn	Disciplined effort. Good for hard jobs that need stamina and control.
May 31, 18:41 UTC	Mars sextile Pluto	Stamina and willpower. Good for difficult jobs and real change.

Born on May 31, 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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