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Where Were the Planets on October 22, 1953?

Quick Answer

On October 22, 1953, the Sun was in Libra (28°47' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 22, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°37' Aries at midnight UTC to 5°48' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 22, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°47'34" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1953	Oct 23, 1953 into Scorpio
Moon	28°14'37" Aries	Direct	Oct 20, 1953	Oct 22, 1953 into Taurus
Mercury	22°54'29" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 4, 1953	Oct 31, 1953 into Sagittarius
Venus	4°46'20" Libra	Direct	Oct 18, 1953	Nov 11, 1953 into Scorpio
Mars	23°42'46" Virgo	Direct	Sep 14, 1953	Nov 1, 1953 into Libra
Jupiter	26°23'14" Gemini	Retrograde	May 9, 1953	May 24, 1954 into Cancer
Saturn	29°58'57" Libra	Direct	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	23°04'54" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	23°48'51" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	24°43'00" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	28°28'51" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 23, 1953	Apr 13, 1955 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on October 22, 1953

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

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 22, 12:56 UTC	Full Moon in Aries	28°50' Aries
Oct 22, 14:46 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Oct 22, 15:26 UTC	Saturn enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Oct 22, 16:01 UTC	Mercury trine Uranus	Exact trine

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