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Where Were the Planets on December 30, 1953?

Quick Answer

On December 30, 1953, the Sun was in Capricorn (8°30' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (29% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 30, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°09' Libra at midnight UTC to 9°10' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 30, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°30'37" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1953	Jan 20, 1954 into Aquarius
Moon	3°08'39" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 30, 1953	Jan 1, 1954 into Sagittarius
Mercury	29°39'39" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 10, 1953	Dec 30, 1953 into Capricorn
Venus	1°12'43" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 29, 1953	Jan 22, 1954 into Aquarius
Mars	6°01'34" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 20, 1953	Feb 9, 1954 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	19°11'51" Gemini	Retrograde	May 9, 1953	May 24, 1954 into Cancer
Saturn	7°21'55" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	21°35'27" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	25°50'22" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	24°45'05" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	24°49'38" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 23, 1953	Apr 13, 1955 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on December 30, 1953

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 29% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 30, 05:42 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Dec 30, 17:14 UTC	Mercury enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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Mars and Saturn sat 1 degrees apart in Scorpio, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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