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Where Were the Planets on September 8, 1953?

Quick Answer

On September 8, 1953, the Sun was in Virgo (15°31' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 8, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°30' Virgo at midnight UTC to 23°21' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 8, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°31'51" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1953	Sep 23, 1953 into Libra
Moon	17°26'22" Virgo	Direct	Sep 7, 1953	Sep 9, 1953 into Libra
Mercury	16°32'32" Virgo	Direct	Aug 30, 1953	Sep 15, 1953 into Libra
Venus	11°10'36" Leo	Direct	Aug 30, 1953	Sep 24, 1953 into Virgo
Mars	26°02'33" Leo	Direct	Jul 29, 1953	Sep 14, 1953 into Virgo
Jupiter	24°21'18" Gemini	Direct	May 9, 1953	May 24, 1954 into Cancer
Saturn	24°56'04" Libra	Direct	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	21°58'54" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	22°15'10" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	23°39'01" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	0°48'39" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on September 8, 1953

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 8, 07:48 UTC	New Moon in Virgo	15°22' Virgo

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