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Where Were the Planets on July 5, 1953?

Quick Answer

On July 5, 1953, the Sun was in Cancer (13°08' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (33% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 5, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°51' Aries at midnight UTC to 10°46' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 5, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°08'56" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1953	Jul 23, 1953 into Leo
Moon	3°50'35" Taurus	Direct	Jul 5, 1953	Jul 7, 1953 into Gemini
Mercury	6°52'28" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1953	Jul 28, 1953 into Cancer
Venus	27°59'50" Taurus	Direct	Jun 5, 1953	Jul 7, 1953 into Gemini
Mars	14°09'04" Cancer	Direct	Jun 14, 1953	Jul 29, 1953 into Leo
Jupiter	13°05'28" Gemini	Direct	May 9, 1953	May 24, 1954 into Cancer
Saturn	20°40'01" Libra	Direct	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	18°24'33" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	21°06'28" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	21°41'15" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	4°15'10" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on July 5, 1953

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 33% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 5, 05:23 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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