What were the 1953 eclipse dates and times?

1953 had 5 eclipses: Total Lunar Eclipse on January 29, 1953 at 6:44:10 PM ET; Partial Solar Eclipse on February 13, 1953 at 8:10:15 PM ET; Partial Solar Eclipse on July 10, 1953 at 10:28:07 PM ET; Total Lunar Eclipse on July 26, 1953 at 8:20:35 AM ET; Partial Solar Eclipse on August 9, 1953 at 12:09:55 PM ET. Every instant lands on the millisecond - Times mark the exact lunation instant of each eclipse.

When were the 1953 solstices and equinoxes?

Spring Equinox: March 20, 1953 at 5:00:27 PM ET; Summer Solstice: June 21, 1953 at 12:59:53 PM ET; Autumn Equinox: September 23, 1953 at 4:05:50 AM ET; Winter Solstice: December 21, 1953 at 10:31:24 PM ET.

When was Mercury retrograde in 1953?

Mercury stationed retrograde 3 times in 1953: March 8, 1953, July 11, 1953, November 3, 1953. The exact station instants are on the calendar above.

How many full moons were there in 1953?

1953 had 12 full moons. The first was the Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Leo on January 29, 1953 at 6:44:10 PM ET.

How accurate are these celestial event times?

Every event is computed with the Swiss Ephemeris (DE441) and resolved to the millisecond. The engine is verified against NASA JPL HORIZONS - The model that flies spacecraft - On the 2026 major events. Almanacs stop at the minute. Starmap does not. Positions for this pre-atomic era are exact; the clock-time mapping is good to about a second.

STARMAP | 1953 Astrology Calendar - Every Event to the Second

1953 brought 12 full moons and 5 eclipses. The eclipses fell: a total lunar eclipse in Leo on January 29, a partial solar eclipse in Aquarius on February 13, a partial solar eclipse in Cancer on July 10, a total lunar eclipse in Aquarius on July 26, and a partial solar eclipse in Leo on August 9. Mercury turned retrograde three times (Mar 8 to Mar 31; Jul 11 to Aug 4; Nov 3 to Nov 23). The first full moon rose in Leo on January 29. Every full moon, new moon, solar and lunar eclipse, equinox, solstice, planetary ingress, and retrograde station below is computed to the millisecond with the NASA-cross-checked Swiss Ephemeris engine and shown in Eastern Time - Choose your location on the page for your own sky.

January 1953

Jan 05, 1953 - 2:51:38 AM ET Jupiter Direct
Jan 05, 1953 - 6:10:17 AM ET Venus enters Pisces
Jan 06, 1953 - 8:23:49 AM ET Mercury enters Capricorn
Jan 08, 1953 - 5:08:55 AM ET Last Quarter Moon in Libra
Jan 15, 1953 - 9:08:16 AM ET New Moon in Capricorn
Jan 17, 1953 - 10:07:16 AM ET Pallas enters Aries
Jan 17, 1953 - 9:00:22 PM ET Vesta enters Capricorn
Jan 19, 1953 - 11:52:15 PM ET Ceres Direct
Jan 20, 1953 - 3:21:18 AM ET Sun enters Aquarius
Jan 22, 1953 - 12:42:42 AM ET First Quarter Moon in Taurus
Jan 24, 1953 - 7:57:01 PM ET Neptune Retrograde
Jan 25, 1953 - 2:10:21 PM ET Mercury enters Aquarius
Jan 29, 1953 - 6:44:10 PM ET Total Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Leo

February 1953

Feb 02, 1953 - 12:53:59 AM ET Venus enters Aries
Feb 04, 1953 - 9:30:40 PM ET Saturn Retrograde
Feb 06, 1953 - 11:09:10 PM ET Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio
Feb 07, 1953 - 8:06:54 PM ET Mars enters Aries
Feb 11, 1953 - 6:56:46 PM ET Mercury enters Pisces
Feb 13, 1953 - 8:10:15 PM ET Partial Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Aquarius
Feb 18, 1953 - 5:41:03 PM ET Sun enters Pisces
Feb 20, 1953 - 12:44:26 PM ET First Quarter Moon in Gemini
Feb 21, 1953 - 8:19:36 PM ET Juno enters Aries
Feb 28, 1953 - 1:58:42 PM ET Full Moon in Virgo

March 1953

Mar 02, 1953 - 2:20:31 PM ET Mercury enters Aries
Mar 08, 1953 - 1:26:23 PM ET Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
Mar 08, 1953 - 10:44:23 PM ET Mercury Retrograde
Mar 14, 1953 - 1:57:28 PM ET Venus enters Taurus
Mar 15, 1953 - 6:04:58 AM ET New Moon in Pisces
Mar 15, 1953 - 4:16:07 PM ET Mercury Rx enters Pisces
Mar 18, 1953 - 6:00:23 PM ET Vesta enters Aquarius
Mar 20, 1953 - 1:53:42 AM ET Mars enters Taurus
Mar 20, 1953 - 5:00:27 PM ET Sun enters Aries (Spring Equinox)
Mar 22, 1953 - 3:10:32 AM ET First Quarter Moon in Cancer
Mar 22, 1953 - 4:22:03 PM ET Uranus Direct
Mar 22, 1953 - 10:52:37 PM ET Venus Retrograde
Mar 30, 1953 - 7:54:51 AM ET Full Moon in Libra
Mar 31, 1953 - 12:17:21 AM ET Venus Rx enters Aries
Mar 31, 1953 - 10:35:48 PM ET Mercury Direct

April 1953

Apr 04, 1953 - 2:15:17 AM ET Pallas enters Taurus
Apr 06, 1953 - 11:58:21 PM ET Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn
Apr 13, 1953 - 3:08:50 PM ET New Moon in Aries
Apr 16, 1953 - 7:30:32 AM ET Juno enters Taurus
Apr 17, 1953 - 11:47:47 AM ET Mercury enters Aries
Apr 20, 1953 - 4:25:19 AM ET Sun enters Taurus
Apr 20, 1953 - 7:40:30 PM ET First Quarter Moon in Leo
Apr 28, 1953 - 12:14:58 AM ET Chiron Retrograde
Apr 29, 1953 - 12:20:24 AM ET Full Moon in Scorpio

May 1953

May 01, 1953 - 2:07:42 AM ET Mars enters Gemini
May 02, 1953 - 4:23:51 PM ET Pluto Direct
May 04, 1953 - 8:33:20 AM ET Venus Direct
May 06, 1953 - 8:20:43 AM ET Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius
May 06, 1953 - 11:49:13 AM ET Ceres enters Cancer
May 08, 1953 - 2:23:32 AM ET Mercury enters Taurus
May 09, 1953 - 11:32:45 AM ET Jupiter enters Gemini
May 13, 1953 - 1:05:39 AM ET New Moon in Taurus
May 20, 1953 - 2:20:03 PM ET First Quarter Moon in Leo
May 21, 1953 - 4:52:46 AM ET Sun enters Gemini
May 22, 1953 - 11:58:22 PM ET Mercury enters Gemini
May 28, 1953 - 1:02:56 PM ET Full Moon in Sagittarius

June 1953

Jun 02, 1953 - 10:09:51 PM ET Pallas enters Gemini
Jun 04, 1953 - 1:35:29 PM ET Last Quarter Moon in Pisces
Jun 05, 1953 - 6:33:43 AM ET Venus enters Taurus
Jun 06, 1953 - 4:23:05 AM ET Mercury enters Cancer
Jun 06, 1953 - 6:16:08 AM ET Juno enters Gemini
Jun 11, 1953 - 10:54:42 AM ET New Moon in Gemini
Jun 13, 1953 - 11:48:41 PM ET Mars enters Cancer
Jun 19, 1953 - 8:00:52 AM ET First Quarter Moon in Virgo
Jun 21, 1953 - 12:59:53 PM ET Sun enters Cancer (Summer Solstice)
Jun 23, 1953 - 4:56:44 AM ET Vesta enters Pisces
Jun 23, 1953 - 1:26:11 PM ET Saturn Direct
Jun 26, 1953 - 7:00:34 AM ET Mercury enters Leo
Jun 26, 1953 - 11:29:15 PM ET Full Moon in Capricorn

July 1953

Jul 01, 1953 - 12:30:12 PM ET Vesta Retrograde
Jul 02, 1953 - 6:13:02 PM ET Neptune Direct
Jul 03, 1953 - 6:03:23 PM ET Last Quarter Moon in Aries
Jul 07, 1953 - 6:29:29 AM ET Venus enters Gemini
Jul 09, 1953 - 5:23:47 PM ET Vesta Rx enters Aquarius
Jul 10, 1953 - 10:28:07 PM ET Partial Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Cancer
Jul 11, 1953 - 1:25:02 PM ET Mercury Retrograde
Jul 15, 1953 - 10:47:54 PM ET Ceres enters Leo
Jul 19, 1953 - 12:47:15 AM ET First Quarter Moon in Libra
Jul 22, 1953 - 11:52:07 PM ET Sun enters Leo
Jul 26, 1953 - 8:20:35 AM ET Total Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Aquarius
Jul 26, 1953 - 2:29:20 PM ET Pallas enters Cancer
Jul 27, 1953 - 3:27:41 PM ET Juno enters Cancer
Jul 28, 1953 - 9:40:27 AM ET Mercury Rx enters Cancer
Jul 29, 1953 - 3:24:57 PM ET Mars enters Leo

August 1953

Aug 01, 1953 - 11:16:09 PM ET Last Quarter Moon in Taurus
Aug 03, 1953 - 9:08:26 PM ET Venus enters Cancer
Aug 04, 1953 - 5:20:46 PM ET Mercury Direct
Aug 09, 1953 - 12:09:55 PM ET Partial Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Leo
Aug 11, 1953 - 10:04:06 AM ET Mercury enters Leo
Aug 17, 1953 - 4:07:59 PM ET First Quarter Moon in Scorpio
Aug 23, 1953 - 6:45:08 AM ET Sun enters Virgo
Aug 24, 1953 - 4:20:41 PM ET Full Moon in Pisces
Aug 29, 1953 - 9:34:36 PM ET Venus enters Leo
Aug 30, 1953 - 6:58:50 PM ET Mercury enters Virgo
Aug 31, 1953 - 6:46:21 AM ET Last Quarter Moon in Gemini

September 1953

Sep 08, 1953 - 3:47:33 AM ET New Moon in Virgo
Sep 14, 1953 - 1:58:50 PM ET Mars enters Virgo
Sep 15, 1953 - 5:44:29 PM ET Mercury enters Libra
Sep 16, 1953 - 5:49:23 AM ET First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
Sep 16, 1953 - 11:46:01 PM ET Pallas enters Leo
Sep 20, 1953 - 11:02:38 PM ET Ceres enters Virgo
Sep 21, 1953 - 9:19:21 AM ET Chiron Direct
Sep 22, 1953 - 12:42:25 AM ET Juno enters Leo
Sep 23, 1953 - 12:15:36 AM ET Full Moon in Pisces
Sep 23, 1953 - 4:05:50 AM ET Sun enters Libra (Autumn Equinox)
Sep 23, 1953 - 11:47:38 PM ET Venus enters Virgo
Sep 28, 1953 - 10:39:56 PM ET Vesta Direct
Sep 29, 1953 - 4:51:22 PM ET Last Quarter Moon in Cancer

October 1953

Oct 04, 1953 - 11:40:07 AM ET Mercury enters Scorpio
Oct 07, 1953 - 7:40:29 PM ET New Moon in Libra
Oct 08, 1953 - 11:05:24 PM ET True Node Rx enters Capricorn
Oct 14, 1953 - 9:56:13 PM ET Jupiter Retrograde
Oct 15, 1953 - 4:44:19 PM ET First Quarter Moon in Capricorn
Oct 18, 1953 - 10:26:52 AM ET Venus enters Libra
Oct 22, 1953 - 7:55:42 AM ET Full Moon in Aries
Oct 22, 1953 - 10:35:04 AM ET Saturn enters Scorpio
Oct 23, 1953 - 12:06:12 PM ET Sun enters Scorpio
Oct 29, 1953 - 8:09:22 AM ET Last Quarter Moon in Leo
Oct 29, 1953 - 9:18:50 AM ET Uranus Retrograde
Oct 31, 1953 - 10:48:56 AM ET Mercury enters Sagittarius

November 1953

Nov 01, 1953 - 9:18:36 AM ET Mars enters Libra
Nov 03, 1953 - 4:49:40 PM ET Mercury Retrograde
Nov 06, 1953 - 12:57:41 PM ET New Moon in Scorpio
Nov 06, 1953 - 5:18:41 PM ET Mercury Rx enters Scorpio
Nov 11, 1953 - 1:11:56 PM ET Venus enters Scorpio
Nov 14, 1953 - 2:52:12 AM ET First Quarter Moon in Aquarius
Nov 17, 1953 - 3:20:58 PM ET Pallas enters Virgo
Nov 20, 1953 - 6:12:06 PM ET Full Moon in Taurus
Nov 22, 1953 - 9:22:01 AM ET Sun enters Sagittarius
Nov 23, 1953 - 5:55:03 PM ET Mercury Direct
Nov 26, 1953 - 3:46:05 PM ET Pluto Retrograde
Nov 28, 1953 - 3:16:06 AM ET Last Quarter Moon in Virgo

December 1953

Dec 04, 1953 - 6:59:37 AM ET Ceres enters Libra
Dec 04, 1953 - 6:51:51 PM ET Vesta enters Pisces
Dec 05, 1953 - 11:23:54 AM ET Venus enters Sagittarius
Dec 06, 1953 - 5:47:56 AM ET New Moon in Sagittarius
Dec 10, 1953 - 9:48:01 AM ET Mercury enters Sagittarius
Dec 13, 1953 - 11:30:14 AM ET First Quarter Moon in Pisces
Dec 20, 1953 - 6:22:17 AM ET Mars enters Scorpio
Dec 20, 1953 - 6:43:28 AM ET Full Moon in Gemini
Dec 21, 1953 - 10:31:24 PM ET Sun enters Capricorn (Winter Solstice)
Dec 23, 1953 - 3:15:03 PM ET Juno Retrograde
Dec 28, 1953 - 12:43:25 AM ET Last Quarter Moon in Libra
Dec 29, 1953 - 7:53:24 AM ET Venus enters Capricorn
Dec 30, 1953 - 12:13:43 PM ET Mercury enters Capricorn

Starmap1953

Every Celestial Event Mapped to the Millisecond