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Where Were the Planets on July 21, 1953?

Quick Answer

On July 21, 1953, the Sun was in Cancer (28°24' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (72% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 21, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°21' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 1°04' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 21, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°24'51" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1953	Jul 23, 1953 into Leo
Moon	24°40'47" Scorpio	Direct	Jul 19, 1953	Jul 21, 1953 into Sagittarius
Mercury	4°50'37" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 26, 1953	Jul 28, 1953 into Cancer
Venus	14°58'57" Gemini	Direct	Jul 7, 1953	Aug 4, 1953 into Cancer
Mars	24°36'45" Cancer	Direct	Jun 14, 1953	Jul 29, 1953 into Leo
Jupiter	16°26'37" Gemini	Direct	May 9, 1953	May 24, 1954 into Cancer
Saturn	21°10'58" Libra	Direct	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	19°22'50" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	21°11'57" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	22°07'52" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	3°24'20" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on July 21, 1953

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 72% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 21, 21:58 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Jul 21, 23:14 UTC	Saturn conjunct Neptune	Exact conjunction

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