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Where Were the Planets on December 29, 1953?

Quick Answer

On December 29, 1953, the Sun was in Capricorn (7°29' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (38% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 29, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°14' Libra at midnight UTC to 27°08' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 29, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°29'27" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1953	Jan 20, 1954 into Aquarius
Moon	21°11'08" Libra	Direct	Dec 27, 1953	Dec 30, 1953 into Scorpio
Mercury	28°06'41" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 10, 1953	Dec 30, 1953 into Capricorn
Venus	29°57'14" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 5, 1953	Dec 29, 1953 into Capricorn
Mars	5°25'40" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 20, 1953	Feb 9, 1954 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	19°19'11" Gemini	Retrograde	May 9, 1953	May 24, 1954 into Cancer
Saturn	7°17'13" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	21°37'58" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	25°49'24" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	24°46'00" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	24°52'48" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 23, 1953	Apr 13, 1955 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on December 29, 1953

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 38% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 29, 06:48 UTC	The Sun sextile Saturn	Exact sextile
Dec 29, 12:52 UTC	Venus enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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