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Where Were the Planets on August 5, 1953?

Quick Answer

On August 5, 1953, the Sun was in Leo (12°45' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (17% illuminated). No planets were 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 5, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°08' Gemini at midnight UTC to 1°03' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 5, 1953
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun12°45'12" LeoDirect into Virgo
Moon24°38'09" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Mercury27°31'13" CancerStationing retrograde into Leo
Venus1°38'21" CancerDirect into Leo
Mars4°19'10" LeoDirect into Virgo
Jupiter19°18'36" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Saturn22°01'00" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Uranus20°15'56" CancerDirect into Leo
Neptune21°24'23" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Pluto22°35'17" LeoDirect into Virgo
North Node2°36'41" AquariusDirect into Capricorn

Sky Events on August 5, 1953

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 17% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters CancerLeaves Gemini

Born on August 5, 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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