The Sky on a Date

Where Were the Planets on November 23, 1953?

Quick Answer

On November 23, 1953, the Sun was in Sagittarius (0°54' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (92% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 23, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°23' Gemini at midnight UTC to 11°02' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 23, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°54'39" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1953	Dec 22, 1953 into Capricorn
Moon	4°16'33" Cancer	Direct	Nov 23, 1953	Nov 25, 1953 into Leo
Mercury	14°36'36" Scorpio	Stationing direct	Nov 6, 1953	Dec 10, 1953 into Sagittarius
Venus	14°42'13" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 11, 1953	Dec 5, 1953 into Sagittarius
Mars	13°32'50" Libra	Direct	Nov 1, 1953	Dec 20, 1953 into Scorpio
Jupiter	24°00'58" Gemini	Retrograde	May 9, 1953	May 24, 1954 into Cancer
Saturn	3°46'15" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	22°49'45" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	24°56'18" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	25°01'02" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	26°47'11" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 23, 1953	Apr 13, 1955 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on November 23, 1953

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 92% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 23, 04:31 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Nov 23, 10:20 UTC	Mercury conjunct Venus	Exact conjunction

Born on November 23, 1953?

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.

Create Your Birth Chart

Look Up Another Date

Data for this page: JSON. Free to cite with a link to this page.