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Where Were the Planets on October 26, 1953?

Quick Answer

On October 26, 1953, the Sun was in Scorpio (2°46' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (80% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 26, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°30' Gemini at midnight UTC to 3°07' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 26, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°46'40" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1953	Nov 22, 1953 into Sagittarius
Moon	26°23'14" Gemini	Direct	Oct 24, 1953	Oct 26, 1953 into Cancer
Mercury	26°41'48" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 4, 1953	Oct 31, 1953 into Sagittarius
Venus	9°44'02" Libra	Direct	Oct 18, 1953	Nov 11, 1953 into Scorpio
Mars	26°12'22" Virgo	Direct	Sep 14, 1953	Nov 1, 1953 into Libra
Jupiter	26°15'43" Gemini	Retrograde	May 9, 1953	May 24, 1954 into Cancer
Saturn	0°28'02" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	23°06'01" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	23°57'45" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	24°46'49" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	28°16'09" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 23, 1953	Apr 13, 1955 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on October 26, 1953

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 80% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 26, 14:01 UTC	Mars square Jupiter	Exact square
Oct 26, 18:23 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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