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Where Were the Planets on December 28, 1953?

Quick Answer

On December 28, 1953, the Sun was in Capricorn (6°28' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (48% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 28, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°22' Libra at midnight UTC to 15°14' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 28, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°28'18" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1953	Jan 20, 1954 into Aquarius
Moon	9°18'29" Libra	Direct	Dec 27, 1953	Dec 30, 1953 into Scorpio
Mercury	26°34'00" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 10, 1953	Dec 30, 1953 into Capricorn
Venus	28°41'44" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 5, 1953	Dec 29, 1953 into Capricorn
Mars	4°49'43" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 20, 1953	Feb 9, 1954 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	19°26'37" Gemini	Retrograde	May 9, 1953	May 24, 1954 into Cancer
Saturn	7°12'27" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	21°40'27" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	25°48'25" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	24°46'53" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	24°55'59" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 23, 1953	Apr 13, 1955 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on December 28, 1953

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 48% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 28, 00:02 UTC	Mercury sextile Neptune	Exact sextile
Dec 28, 05:44 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Libra	6°12' Libra

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