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Where Were the Planets on October 8, 1953?

Quick Answer

On October 8, 1953, the Sun was in Libra (14°54' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra 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 October 8, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°06' Libra at midnight UTC to 26°01' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 8, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°54'37" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1953	Oct 23, 1953 into Scorpio
Moon	20°03'58" Libra	Direct	Oct 6, 1953	Oct 9, 1953 into Scorpio
Mercury	5°25'31" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 4, 1953	Oct 31, 1953 into Sagittarius
Venus	17°30'08" Virgo	Direct	Sep 24, 1953	Oct 18, 1953 into Libra
Mars	14°57'23" Virgo	Direct	Sep 14, 1953	Nov 1, 1953 into Libra
Jupiter	26°24'20" Gemini	Direct	May 9, 1953	May 24, 1954 into Cancer
Saturn	28°17'50" Libra	Direct	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	22°54'16" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	23°17'34" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	24°26'39" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	29°13'20" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 23, 1953	Apr 13, 1955 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on October 8, 1953

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

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 8, 00:41 UTC	New Moon in Libra	14°27' Libra

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