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Where Were the Planets on October 23, 1953?

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On October 23, 1953, the Sun was in Libra (29°47' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (98% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

The Sun entered Scorpio, and Scorpio season began. The Sun met Saturn. A sober checkpoint. Responsibilities come to the front and shortcuts fail.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 23, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°49' Taurus at midnight UTC to 20°46' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 23, 1953
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun29°47'17" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Moon13°20'33" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Mercury23°55'48" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Venus6°00'42" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Mars24°20'11" VirgoDirect into Libra
Jupiter26°21'39" GeminiRetrograde into Cancer
Saturn0°06'14" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Uranus23°05'16" CancerDirect into Leo
Neptune23°51'05" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Pluto24°44'00" LeoDirect into Virgo
North Node28°25'41" CapricornDirect into Sagittarius

Sky Events on October 23, 1953

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Sun enters ScorpioLeaves Libra
The Sun conjunct SaturnA sober checkpoint. Responsibilities come to the front and shortcuts fail.

Born on October 23, 1953?

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