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Where Were the Planets on January 1, 1952?

Quick Answer

On January 1, 1952, the Sun was in Capricorn (10°01' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (22% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 1, 1952. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°41' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 12°56' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 1, 1952
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°01'25" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1951	Jan 21, 1952 into Aquarius
Moon	5°52'47" Pisces	Direct	Jan 1, 1952	Jan 3, 1952 into Aries
Mercury	17°52'58" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 12, 1951	Jan 13, 1952 into Capricorn
Venus	28°28'34" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 8, 1951	Jan 2, 1952 into Sagittarius
Mars	20°54'54" Libra	Direct	Nov 24, 1951	Jan 20, 1952 into Scorpio
Jupiter	5°59'58" Aries	Direct	Apr 21, 1951	Apr 28, 1952 into Taurus
Saturn	14°29'53" Libra	Direct	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	12°02'07" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	21°34'12" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	21°12'16" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	3°25'50" Pisces	Direct	Aug 17, 1950	Mar 6, 1952 into Aquarius

Sky Events on January 1, 1952

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 22% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 1, 02:10 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

Born on January 1, 1952?

Mars, Saturn and Neptune were all in Libra, so everyone born that day carries a strong Libra streak alongside their Capricorn Sun. Mars and Neptune sat less than a degree apart in Libra, 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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