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Where Were the Planets on October 4, 1953?

Quick Answer

On October 4, 1953, the Sun was in Libra (10°57' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (11% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Venus met Mars in Virgo. Desire and affection meet. Attraction runs high, and so does creative heat. Mercury moved from Libra into Scorpio.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 4, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°41' Leo at midnight UTC to 8°33' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 4, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°57'47" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1953	Oct 23, 1953 into Scorpio
Moon	2°38'14" Virgo	Direct	Oct 4, 1953	Oct 6, 1953 into Libra
Mercury	29°42'58" Libra	Direct	Sep 15, 1953	Oct 4, 1953 into Scorpio
Venus	12°35'56" Virgo	Direct	Sep 24, 1953	Oct 18, 1953 into Libra
Mars	12°26'45" Virgo	Direct	Sep 14, 1953	Nov 1, 1953 into Libra
Jupiter	26°17'28" Gemini	Direct	May 9, 1953	May 24, 1954 into Cancer
Saturn	27°49'26" Libra	Direct	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	22°49'21" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	23°08'44" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	24°21'11" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	29°26'03" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 23, 1953	Apr 13, 1955 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on October 4, 1953

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 11% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 4, 05:50 UTC	Venus conjunct Mars	Desire and affection meet. Attraction runs high, and so does creative heat.
Oct 4, 06:40 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Oct 4, 16:40 UTC	Mercury enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

Born on October 4, 1953?

The Sun, Mercury, Saturn and Neptune were all in Libra, so everyone born that day is a Libra several times over. Venus and Mars sat less than a degree apart in Virgo, 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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