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Where Were the Planets on October 31, 1953?

Quick Answer

On October 31, 1953, the Sun was in Scorpio (7°46' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (32% illuminated). Jupiter and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 31, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°28' Leo at midnight UTC to 5°24' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 31, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°46'22" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1953	Nov 22, 1953 into Sagittarius
Moon	29°28'02" Leo	Direct	Oct 29, 1953	Oct 31, 1953 into Virgo
Mercury	29°56'03" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 4, 1953	Oct 31, 1953 into Sagittarius
Venus	15°57'04" Libra	Direct	Oct 18, 1953	Nov 11, 1953 into Scorpio
Mars	29°19'06" Virgo	Direct	Sep 14, 1953	Nov 1, 1953 into Libra
Jupiter	26°01'53" Gemini	Retrograde	May 9, 1953	May 24, 1954 into Cancer
Saturn	1°04'19" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	23°06'11" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	24°08'48" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	24°50'59" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	28°00'16" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 23, 1953	Apr 13, 1955 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on October 31, 1953

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 32% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 31, 13:04 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Oct 31, 15:48 UTC	Mercury enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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