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Where Were the Planets on October 15, 1953?

Quick Answer

On October 15, 1953, the Sun was in Libra (21°50' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (46% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 15, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°17' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 23°29' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 15, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	21°50'22" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1953	Oct 23, 1953 into Scorpio
Moon	16°51'20" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 14, 1953	Oct 16, 1953 into Aquarius
Mercury	14°45'30" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 4, 1953	Oct 31, 1953 into Sagittarius
Venus	26°07'05" Virgo	Direct	Sep 24, 1953	Oct 18, 1953 into Libra
Mars	19°20'26" Virgo	Direct	Sep 14, 1953	Nov 1, 1953 into Libra
Jupiter	26°28'42" Gemini	Stationing direct	May 9, 1953	May 24, 1954 into Cancer
Saturn	29°08'11" Libra	Direct	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	23°00'54" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	23°33'11" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	24°35'24" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	28°51'06" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 23, 1953	Apr 13, 1955 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on October 15, 1953

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 46% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 15, 19:00 UTC	Venus square Jupiter	Exact square
Oct 15, 21:44 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Capricorn	22°14' Capricorn

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