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Where Were the Planets on August 24, 1953?

Quick Answer

On August 24, 1953, the Sun was in Virgo (1°00' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 24, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°38' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 3°38' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 24, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°00'50" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1953	Sep 23, 1953 into Libra
Moon	26°07'11" Aquarius	Direct	Aug 22, 1953	Aug 24, 1953 into Pisces
Mercury	17°37'15" Leo	Direct	Aug 11, 1953	Aug 30, 1953 into Virgo
Venus	23°28'36" Cancer	Direct	Aug 4, 1953	Aug 30, 1953 into Leo
Mars	16°30'06" Leo	Direct	Jul 29, 1953	Sep 14, 1953 into Virgo
Jupiter	22°25'22" Gemini	Direct	May 9, 1953	May 24, 1954 into Cancer
Saturn	23°29'44" Libra	Direct	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	21°17'30" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	21°49'21" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	23°11'18" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	1°36'19" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on August 24, 1953

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 24, 12:25 UTC	Venus square Saturn	Exact square
Aug 24, 18:11 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Aug 24, 20:21 UTC	Full Moon in Pisces	1°21' Pisces

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