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Where Were the Planets on December 18, 1953?

Quick Answer

On December 18, 1953, the Sun was in Sagittarius (26°17' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (95% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 18, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°10' Taurus at midnight UTC to 7°26' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 18, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°17'15" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1953	Dec 22, 1953 into Capricorn
Moon	0°19'30" Gemini	Direct	Dec 18, 1953	Dec 20, 1953 into Cancer
Mercury	11°23'55" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 10, 1953	Dec 30, 1953 into Capricorn
Venus	16°06'58" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 5, 1953	Dec 29, 1953 into Capricorn
Mars	28°48'27" Libra	Direct	Nov 1, 1953	Dec 20, 1953 into Scorpio
Jupiter	20°44'53" Gemini	Retrograde	May 9, 1953	May 24, 1954 into Cancer
Saturn	6°20'48" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	22°04'15" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	25°36'50" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	24°54'22" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	25°27'45" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 23, 1953	Apr 13, 1955 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on December 18, 1953

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 95% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 18, 11:27 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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