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Where Were the Planets on December 5, 1953?

Quick Answer

On December 5, 1953, the Sun was in Sagittarius (13°04' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 5, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°45' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 8°18' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 5, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°04'09" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1953	Dec 22, 1953 into Capricorn
Moon	2°00'52" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 5, 1953	Dec 7, 1953 into Capricorn
Mercury	23°15'35" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 6, 1953	Dec 10, 1953 into Sagittarius
Venus	29°46'13" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 11, 1953	Dec 5, 1953 into Sagittarius
Mars	20°54'19" Libra	Direct	Nov 1, 1953	Dec 20, 1953 into Scorpio
Jupiter	22°30'31" Gemini	Retrograde	May 9, 1953	May 24, 1954 into Cancer
Saturn	5°04'18" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	22°30'57" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	25°17'36" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	25°00'06" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	26°09'03" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 23, 1953	Apr 13, 1955 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on December 5, 1953

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 5, 08:08 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Dec 5, 16:23 UTC	Venus enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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