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Where Were the Planets on July 2, 1953?

Quick Answer

On July 2, 1953, the Sun was in Cancer (10°17' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (66% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 2, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°16' Pisces at midnight UTC to 28°34' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 2, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°17'20" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1953	Jul 23, 1953 into Leo
Moon	21°26'11" Pisces	Direct	Jul 1, 1953	Jul 3, 1953 into Aries
Mercury	5°09'09" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1953	Jul 28, 1953 into Cancer
Venus	24°55'47" Taurus	Direct	Jun 5, 1953	Jul 7, 1953 into Gemini
Mars	12°10'35" Cancer	Direct	Jun 14, 1953	Jul 29, 1953 into Leo
Jupiter	12°26'10" Gemini	Direct	May 9, 1953	May 24, 1954 into Cancer
Saturn	20°36'58" Libra	Direct	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	18°13'40" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	21°06'21" Libra	Stationing direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	21°36'41" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	4°24'42" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on July 2, 1953

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 66% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on July 2, 1953?

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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