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Where Were the Planets on August 31, 1953?

Quick Answer

On August 31, 1953, the Sun was in Virgo (7°46' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (50% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 31, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°38' Gemini at midnight UTC to 15°04' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 31, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°46'26" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1953	Sep 23, 1953 into Libra
Moon	8°24'43" Gemini	Direct	Aug 30, 1953	Sep 2, 1953 into Cancer
Mercury	1°03'53" Virgo	Direct	Aug 30, 1953	Sep 15, 1953 into Libra
Venus	1°41'26" Leo	Direct	Aug 30, 1953	Sep 24, 1953 into Virgo
Mars	20°57'39" Leo	Direct	Jul 29, 1953	Sep 14, 1953 into Virgo
Jupiter	23°23'21" Gemini	Direct	May 9, 1953	May 24, 1954 into Cancer
Saturn	24°08'27" Libra	Direct	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	21°37'45" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	22°00'48" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	23°24'25" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	1°14'04" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on August 31, 1953

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 50% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 31, 10:46 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Gemini	7°43' Gemini
Aug 31, 16:16 UTC	Jupiter sextile Pluto	Exact sextile

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