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Where Were the Planets on August 30, 1953?

Quick Answer

On August 30, 1953, the Sun was in Virgo (6°48' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (61% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 30, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°47' Taurus at midnight UTC to 1°38' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 30, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°48'24" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1953	Sep 23, 1953 into Libra
Moon	24°46'31" Taurus	Direct	Aug 28, 1953	Aug 30, 1953 into Gemini
Mercury	29°06'05" Leo	Direct	Aug 11, 1953	Aug 30, 1953 into Virgo
Venus	0°30'43" Leo	Direct	Aug 30, 1953	Sep 24, 1953 into Virgo
Mars	20°19'28" Leo	Direct	Jul 29, 1953	Sep 14, 1953 into Virgo
Jupiter	23°15'28" Gemini	Direct	May 9, 1953	May 24, 1954 into Cancer
Saturn	24°02'44" Libra	Direct	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	21°34'57" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	21°59'06" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	23°22'33" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	1°17'15" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on August 30, 1953

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 61% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 30, 01:34 UTC	Venus enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Aug 30, 21:06 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Aug 30, 22:59 UTC	Mercury enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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