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Where Were the Planets on August 18, 1953?

Quick Answer

On August 18, 1953, the Sun was in Leo (25°14' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (57% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 18, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°36' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 9°15' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 18, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°14'08" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1953	Aug 23, 1953 into Virgo
Moon	2°53'29" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 18, 1953	Aug 20, 1953 into Capricorn
Mercury	7°41'10" Leo	Direct	Aug 11, 1953	Aug 30, 1953 into Virgo
Venus	16°30'20" Cancer	Direct	Aug 4, 1953	Aug 30, 1953 into Leo
Mars	12°40'05" Leo	Direct	Jul 29, 1953	Sep 14, 1953 into Virgo
Jupiter	21°30'45" Gemini	Direct	May 9, 1953	May 24, 1954 into Cancer
Saturn	22°58'58" Libra	Direct	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	20°59'00" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	21°40'27" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	22°59'55" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	1°55'22" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on August 18, 1953

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 57% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 18, 06:29 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Aug 18, 19:33 UTC	Saturn sextile Pluto	Exact sextile

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