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Where Were the Planets on August 1, 1953?

Quick Answer

On August 1, 1953, the Sun was in Leo (8°55' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (57% 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 August 1, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°31' Aries at midnight UTC to 7°37' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 1, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°55'25" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1953	Aug 23, 1953 into Virgo
Moon	0°37'15" Taurus	Direct	Aug 1, 1953	Aug 3, 1953 into Gemini
Mercury	28°05'16" Cancer	Retrograde	Jul 28, 1953	Aug 11, 1953 into Leo
Venus	27°08'20" Gemini	Direct	Jul 7, 1953	Aug 4, 1953 into Cancer
Mars	1°44'21" Leo	Direct	Jul 29, 1953	Sep 14, 1953 into Virgo
Jupiter	18°34'35" Gemini	Direct	May 9, 1953	May 24, 1954 into Cancer
Saturn	21°45'48" Libra	Direct	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	20°02'03" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	21°20'24" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	22°27'48" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	2°49'23" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on August 1, 1953

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 57% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 1, 10:56 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

Born on August 1, 1953?

The Sun, Mars 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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