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Where Were the Planets on October 16, 1953?

Quick Answer

On October 16, 1953, the Sun was in Libra (22°49' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (57% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 16, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°30' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 7°04' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 16, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°49'53" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1953	Oct 23, 1953 into Scorpio
Moon	0°14'35" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1953	Oct 18, 1953 into Pisces
Mercury	16°00'33" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 4, 1953	Oct 31, 1953 into Sagittarius
Venus	27°21'08" Virgo	Direct	Sep 24, 1953	Oct 18, 1953 into Libra
Mars	19°57'58" Virgo	Direct	Sep 14, 1953	Nov 1, 1953 into Libra
Jupiter	26°28'32" Gemini	Stationing direct	May 9, 1953	May 24, 1954 into Cancer
Saturn	29°15'25" Libra	Direct	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	23°01'38" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	23°35'26" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	24°36'34" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	28°47'55" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 23, 1953	Apr 13, 1955 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on October 16, 1953

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 57% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 16, 11:34 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Oct 16, 16:47 UTC	The Sun square Uranus	Exact square

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