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Where Were the Planets on July 17, 1953?

Quick Answer

On July 17, 1953, the Sun was in Cancer (24°35' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (34% illuminated). Mercury was 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 17, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°58' Virgo at midnight UTC to 11°49' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 17, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°35'48" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1953	Jul 23, 1953 into Leo
Moon	5°53'51" Libra	Direct	Jul 17, 1953	Jul 19, 1953 into Scorpio
Mercury	7°04'20" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 26, 1953	Jul 28, 1953 into Cancer
Venus	10°39'03" Gemini	Direct	Jul 7, 1953	Aug 4, 1953 into Cancer
Mars	22°00'31" Cancer	Direct	Jun 14, 1953	Jul 29, 1953 into Leo
Jupiter	15°37'51" Gemini	Direct	May 9, 1953	May 24, 1954 into Cancer
Saturn	21°00'58" Libra	Direct	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	19°08'19" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	21°09'49" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	22°00'54" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	3°37'03" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on July 17, 1953

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 34% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 17, 00:03 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

Born on July 17, 1953?

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