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Where Were the Planets on August 4, 1953?

Quick Answer

On August 4, 1953, the Sun was in Leo (11°47' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (25% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Venus moved from Gemini into Cancer.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 4, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°55' Gemini at midnight UTC to 18°07' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 4, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°47'44" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1953	Aug 23, 1953 into Virgo
Moon	11°34'02" Gemini	Direct	Aug 3, 1953	Aug 5, 1953 into Cancer
Mercury	27°30'32" Cancer	Stationing direct	Jul 28, 1953	Aug 11, 1953 into Leo
Venus	0°30'38" Cancer	Direct	Aug 4, 1953	Aug 30, 1953 into Leo
Mars	3°40'30" Leo	Direct	Jul 29, 1953	Sep 14, 1953 into Virgo
Jupiter	19°07'44" Gemini	Direct	May 9, 1953	May 24, 1954 into Cancer
Saturn	21°57'05" Libra	Direct	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	20°12'29" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	21°23'21" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	22°33'24" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	2°39'51" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on August 4, 1953

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 25% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 4, 01:07 UTC	Venus enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

Born on August 4, 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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