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Where Were the Planets on December 20, 1953?

Quick Answer

On December 20, 1953, the Sun was in Sagittarius (28°19' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 20, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°31' Gemini at midnight UTC to 5°19' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 20, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°19'23" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1953	Dec 22, 1953 into Capricorn
Moon	28°28'14" Gemini	Direct	Dec 18, 1953	Dec 20, 1953 into Cancer
Mercury	14°23'16" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 10, 1953	Dec 30, 1953 into Capricorn
Venus	18°37'53" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 5, 1953	Dec 29, 1953 into Capricorn
Mars	0°00'57" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 20, 1953	Feb 9, 1954 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	20°28'47" Gemini	Retrograde	May 9, 1953	May 24, 1954 into Cancer
Saturn	6°31'41" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	21°59'41" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	25°39'24" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	24°53'05" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	25°21'24" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 23, 1953	Apr 13, 1955 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on December 20, 1953

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 20, 11:22 UTC	Mars enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Dec 20, 11:44 UTC	Full Moon in Gemini	28°19' Gemini
Dec 20, 14:39 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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