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Where Were the Planets on July 23, 1953?

Quick Answer

On July 23, 1953, the Sun was in Leo (0°19' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (89% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

The Sun entered Leo, and Leo season began. Venus met Jupiter in Gemini. One of the sweetest contacts of the year: generosity, pleasure and goodwill.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 23, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°10' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 27°38' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 23, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°19'24" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1953	Aug 23, 1953 into Virgo
Moon	20°51'38" Sagittarius	Direct	Jul 21, 1953	Jul 24, 1953 into Capricorn
Mercury	3°28'38" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 26, 1953	Jul 28, 1953 into Cancer
Venus	17°10'02" Gemini	Direct	Jul 7, 1953	Aug 4, 1953 into Cancer
Mars	25°54'43" Cancer	Direct	Jun 14, 1953	Jul 29, 1953 into Leo
Jupiter	16°50'35" Gemini	Direct	May 9, 1953	May 24, 1954 into Cancer
Saturn	21°16'31" Libra	Direct	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	19°30'03" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	21°13'13" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	22°11'25" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	3°17'59" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on July 23, 1953

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 89% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 23, 03:19 UTC	Venus conjunct Jupiter	One of the sweetest contacts of the year: generosity, pleasure and goodwill.
Jul 23, 03:52 UTC	The Sun enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

Born on July 23, 1953?

The Sun, Mercury and Pluto were all in Leo, so everyone born that day is a Leo 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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