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Where Were the Planets on July 30, 1953?

Quick Answer

On July 30, 1953, the Sun was in Leo (7°00' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (79% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 30, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°32' Pisces at midnight UTC to 9°08' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 30, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°00'39" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1953	Aug 23, 1953 into Virgo
Moon	1°52'23" Aries	Direct	Jul 30, 1953	Aug 1, 1953 into Taurus
Mercury	28°55'28" Cancer	Retrograde	Jul 28, 1953	Aug 11, 1953 into Leo
Venus	24°54'14" Gemini	Direct	Jul 7, 1953	Aug 4, 1953 into Cancer
Mars	0°26'49" Leo	Direct	Jul 29, 1953	Sep 14, 1953 into Virgo
Jupiter	18°12'02" Gemini	Direct	May 9, 1953	May 24, 1954 into Cancer
Saturn	21°38'42" Libra	Direct	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	19°55'01" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	21°18'36" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	22°24'07" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	2°55'44" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on July 30, 1953

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 79% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 30, 08:55 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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