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Where Were the Planets on September 4, 1953?

Quick Answer

On September 4, 1953, the Sun was in Virgo (11°38' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (13% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Mars met Pluto in Leo. Raw force. Drive and anger run deep, and power struggles come to a head.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 4, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°18' Cancer at midnight UTC to 5°32' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 4, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°38'53" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1953	Sep 23, 1953 into Libra
Moon	29°27'04" Cancer	Direct	Sep 2, 1953	Sep 4, 1953 into Leo
Mercury	8°53'24" Virgo	Direct	Aug 30, 1953	Sep 15, 1953 into Libra
Venus	6°25'17" Leo	Direct	Aug 30, 1953	Sep 24, 1953 into Virgo
Mars	23°30'13" Leo	Direct	Jul 29, 1953	Sep 14, 1953 into Virgo
Jupiter	23°53'30" Gemini	Direct	May 9, 1953	May 24, 1954 into Cancer
Saturn	24°31'50" Libra	Direct	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	21°48'37" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	22°07'50" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	23°31'47" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	1°01'22" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on September 4, 1953

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 13% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 4, 13:02 UTC	Mars conjunct Pluto	Raw force. Drive and anger run deep, and power struggles come to a head.
Sep 4, 13:04 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

Born on September 4, 1953?

Venus, Mars and Pluto were all in Leo, so everyone born that day carries a strong Leo streak alongside their Virgo Sun. Mars and Pluto sat less than a degree apart in Leo, 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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