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Where Were the Planets on July 26, 1953?

Quick Answer

On July 26, 1953, the Sun was in Leo (3°11' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 26, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°45' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 10°16' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 26, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°11'18" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1953	Aug 23, 1953 into Virgo
Moon	2°59'40" Aquarius	Direct	Jul 26, 1953	Jul 28, 1953 into Pisces
Mercury	1°21'23" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 26, 1953	Jul 28, 1953 into Cancer
Venus	20°27'58" Gemini	Direct	Jul 7, 1953	Aug 4, 1953 into Cancer
Mars	27°51'29" Cancer	Direct	Jun 14, 1953	Jul 29, 1953 into Leo
Jupiter	17°25'58" Gemini	Direct	May 9, 1953	May 24, 1954 into Cancer
Saturn	21°25'31" Libra	Direct	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	19°40'49" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	21°15'21" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	22°16'49" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	3°08'27" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on July 26, 1953

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 26, 07:02 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Jul 26, 12:20 UTC	Total Lunar Eclipse in Aquarius	3°12' Aquarius

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