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Where Were the Planets on November 8, 1953?

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On November 8, 1953, the Sun was in Scorpio (15°47' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (3% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 8, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°25' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 11°53' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 8, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°47'40" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1953	Nov 22, 1953 into Sagittarius
Moon	5°38'29" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 8, 1953	Nov 10, 1953 into Capricorn
Mercury	29°03'45" Scorpio	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1953	Dec 10, 1953 into Sagittarius
Venus	25°55'42" Libra	Direct	Oct 18, 1953	Nov 11, 1953 into Scorpio
Mars	4°17'08" Libra	Direct	Nov 1, 1953	Dec 20, 1953 into Scorpio
Jupiter	25°29'47" Gemini	Retrograde	May 9, 1953	May 24, 1954 into Cancer
Saturn	2°01'52" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	23°03'36" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	24°26'03" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	24°56'13" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	27°34'50" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 23, 1953	Apr 13, 1955 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on November 8, 1953

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 3% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 8, 01:06 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Nov 8, 04:11 UTC	Venus trine Jupiter	Exact trine

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