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Where Were the Planets on August 22, 1953?

Quick Answer

On August 22, 1953, the Sun was in Leo (29°05' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (92% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Venus met Uranus in Cancer. Sudden attractions, abrupt exits, and taste that changes overnight.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 22, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°36' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 3°55' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 22, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°05'11" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1953	Aug 23, 1953 into Virgo
Moon	26°43'06" Capricorn	Direct	Aug 20, 1953	Aug 22, 1953 into Aquarius
Mercury	14°03'40" Leo	Direct	Aug 11, 1953	Aug 30, 1953 into Virgo
Venus	21°08'44" Cancer	Direct	Aug 4, 1953	Aug 30, 1953 into Leo
Mars	15°13'30" Leo	Direct	Jul 29, 1953	Sep 14, 1953 into Virgo
Jupiter	22°07'38" Gemini	Direct	May 9, 1953	May 24, 1954 into Cancer
Saturn	23°19'13" Libra	Direct	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	21°11'27" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	21°46'17" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	23°07'31" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	1°42'40" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on August 22, 1953

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 92% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 22, 12:58 UTC	Venus conjunct Uranus	Sudden attractions, abrupt exits, and taste that changes overnight.
Aug 22, 17:28 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

Born on August 22, 1953?

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