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Where Were the Planets on August 16, 1953?

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On August 16, 1953, the Sun was in Leo (23°18' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (37% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

The Sun met Pluto in Leo. Questions of power and control come up, and something hidden surfaces to be dealt with.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 16, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°08' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 14°15' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 16, 1953
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun23°18'43" LeoDirect into Virgo
Moon8°10'32" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Mercury4°58'41" LeoDirect into Virgo
Venus14°11'48" CancerDirect into Leo
Mars11°23'15" LeoDirect into Virgo
Jupiter21°11'36" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Saturn22°49'14" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Uranus20°52'37" CancerDirect into Leo
Neptune21°37'41" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Pluto22°56'07" LeoDirect into Virgo
North Node2°01'44" AquariusDirect into Capricorn

Sky Events on August 16, 1953

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 37% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Sun conjunct PlutoQuestions of power and control come up, and something hidden surfaces to be dealt with.

Born on August 16, 1953?

The Sun, Mercury, Mars and Pluto were all in Leo, so everyone born that day is a Leo several times over. The Sun and Pluto sat less than a degree apart in Leo, 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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