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Where Were the Planets on July 19, 1953?

Quick Answer

On July 19, 1953, the Sun was in Cancer (26°30' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (53% 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 19, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°48' Libra at midnight UTC to 5°57' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 19, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°30'19" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1953	Jul 23, 1953 into Leo
Moon	29°51'35" Libra	Direct	Jul 17, 1953	Jul 19, 1953 into Scorpio
Mercury	6°03'57" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 26, 1953	Jul 28, 1953 into Cancer
Venus	12°48'37" Gemini	Direct	Jul 7, 1953	Aug 4, 1953 into Cancer
Mars	23°18'41" Cancer	Direct	Jun 14, 1953	Jul 29, 1953 into Leo
Jupiter	16°02'22" Gemini	Direct	May 9, 1953	May 24, 1954 into Cancer
Saturn	21°05'47" Libra	Direct	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	19°15'35" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	21°10'49" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	22°04'21" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	3°30'41" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on July 19, 1953

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 53% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 19, 04:47 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Libra	26°13' Libra
Jul 19, 12:16 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

Born on July 19, 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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