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Where Were the Planets on July 9, 1953?

Quick Answer

On July 9, 1953, the Sun was in Cancer (16°57' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (3% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 9, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°19' Gemini at midnight UTC to 4°22' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 9, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°57'50" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1953	Jul 23, 1953 into Leo
Moon	27°52'52" Gemini	Direct	Jul 7, 1953	Jul 9, 1953 into Cancer
Mercury	8°10'47" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1953	Jul 28, 1953 into Cancer
Venus	2°09'06" Gemini	Direct	Jul 7, 1953	Aug 4, 1953 into Cancer
Mars	16°46'39" Cancer	Direct	Jun 14, 1953	Jul 29, 1953 into Leo
Jupiter	13°57'11" Gemini	Direct	May 9, 1953	May 24, 1954 into Cancer
Saturn	20°45'27" Libra	Direct	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	18°39'08" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	21°07'04" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	21°47'34" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	4°02'28" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on July 9, 1953

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 3% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 9, 15:54 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

Born on July 9, 1953?

The Sun, Mars and Uranus were all in Cancer, so everyone born that day is a Cancer several times over. The Sun and Mars sat less than a degree apart in Cancer, 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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