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Where Were the Planets on June 17, 1953?

Quick Answer

On June 17, 1953, the Sun was in Gemini (25°59' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (32% illuminated). Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 17, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°12' Leo at midnight UTC to 10°06' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 17, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°59'02" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1953	Jun 21, 1953 into Cancer
Moon	4°10'06" Virgo	Direct	Jun 17, 1953	Jun 19, 1953 into Libra
Mercury	18°51'44" Cancer	Direct	Jun 6, 1953	Jun 26, 1953 into Leo
Venus	10°22'49" Taurus	Direct	Jun 5, 1953	Jul 7, 1953 into Gemini
Mars	2°13'57" Cancer	Direct	Jun 14, 1953	Jul 29, 1953 into Leo
Jupiter	9°04'04" Gemini	Direct	May 9, 1953	May 24, 1954 into Cancer
Saturn	20°35'05" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	17°20'25" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	21°10'05" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	21°16'22" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	5°12'22" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on June 17, 1953

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 32% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 17, 03:36 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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