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Where Were the Planets on July 3, 1953?

Quick Answer

On July 3, 1953, the Sun was in Cancer (11°14' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (55% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 3, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°34' Pisces at midnight UTC to 12°46' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 3, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°14'32" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1953	Jul 23, 1953 into Leo
Moon	5°41'54" Aries	Direct	Jul 3, 1953	Jul 5, 1953 into Taurus
Mercury	5°47'34" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1953	Jul 28, 1953 into Cancer
Venus	25°56'50" Taurus	Direct	Jun 5, 1953	Jul 7, 1953 into Gemini
Mars	12°50'06" Cancer	Direct	Jun 14, 1953	Jul 29, 1953 into Leo
Jupiter	12°39'19" Gemini	Direct	May 9, 1953	May 24, 1954 into Cancer
Saturn	20°37'53" Libra	Direct	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	18°17'18" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	21°06'22" Libra	Stationing retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	21°38'11" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	4°21'32" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on July 3, 1953

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 55% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 3, 02:23 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Jul 3, 22:03 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Aries	11°38' Aries

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