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Where Were the Planets on September 23, 1953?

Quick Answer

On September 23, 1953, the Sun was in Libra (0°09' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, 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 September 23, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°07' Pisces at midnight UTC to 12°26' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 23, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°09'32" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1953	Oct 23, 1953 into Scorpio
Moon	4°47'24" Aries	Direct	Sep 23, 1953	Sep 25, 1953 into Taurus
Mercury	12°47'32" Libra	Direct	Sep 15, 1953	Oct 4, 1953 into Scorpio
Venus	29°12'11" Leo	Direct	Aug 30, 1953	Sep 24, 1953 into Virgo
Mars	5°31'29" Virgo	Direct	Sep 14, 1953	Nov 1, 1953 into Libra
Jupiter	25°42'48" Gemini	Direct	May 9, 1953	May 24, 1954 into Cancer
Saturn	26°33'16" Libra	Direct	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	22°31'43" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	22°45'04" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	24°04'35" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	0°01'00" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on September 23, 1953

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

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 23, 04:16 UTC	Full Moon in Pisces	29°50' Pisces
Sep 23, 04:30 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Sep 23, 08:06 UTC	The Sun enters Libra	September Equinox
Sep 23, 19:30 UTC	The North Node enters Capricorn	Leaves Aquarius

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