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Where Were the Planets on August 8, 1953?

Quick Answer

On August 8, 1953, the Sun was in Leo (15°37' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (1% 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 8, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°15' Cancer at midnight UTC to 8°33' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 8, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°37'46" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1953	Aug 23, 1953 into Virgo
Moon	2°25'52" Leo	Direct	Aug 8, 1953	Aug 10, 1953 into Virgo
Mercury	28°13'06" Cancer	Direct	Jul 28, 1953	Aug 11, 1953 into Leo
Venus	5°02'20" Cancer	Direct	Aug 4, 1953	Aug 30, 1953 into Leo
Mars	6°15'05" Leo	Direct	Jul 29, 1953	Sep 14, 1953 into Virgo
Jupiter	19°50'39" Gemini	Direct	May 9, 1953	May 24, 1954 into Cancer
Saturn	22°13'15" Libra	Direct	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	20°26'11" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	21°27'41" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	22°40'56" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	2°27'09" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on August 8, 1953

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 8, 07:15 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

Born on August 8, 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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