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Where Were the Planets on August 3, 1953?

Quick Answer

On August 3, 1953, the Sun was in Leo (10°50' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (35% 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 3, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°26' Taurus at midnight UTC to 4°55' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 3, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°50'16" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1953	Aug 23, 1953 into Virgo
Moon	28°13'10" Taurus	Direct	Aug 1, 1953	Aug 3, 1953 into Gemini
Mercury	27°36'10" Cancer	Retrograde	Jul 28, 1953	Aug 11, 1953 into Leo
Venus	29°23'03" Gemini	Direct	Jul 7, 1953	Aug 4, 1953 into Cancer
Mars	3°01'48" Leo	Direct	Jul 29, 1953	Sep 14, 1953 into Virgo
Jupiter	18°56'46" Gemini	Direct	May 9, 1953	May 24, 1954 into Cancer
Saturn	21°53'14" Libra	Direct	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	20°09'01" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	21°22'20" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	22°31'32" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	2°43'02" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on August 3, 1953

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 35% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 3, 15:10 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

Born on August 3, 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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