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Where Were the Planets on January 4, 1952?

Quick Answer

On January 4, 1952, the Sun was in Capricorn (13°04' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (53% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 4, 1952. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°11' Aries at midnight UTC to 23°12' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 4, 1952
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°04'55" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1951	Jan 21, 1952 into Aquarius
Moon	16°45'05" Aries	Direct	Jan 3, 1952	Jan 5, 1952 into Taurus
Mercury	20°14'00" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 12, 1951	Jan 13, 1952 into Capricorn
Venus	2°02'56" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 2, 1952	Jan 27, 1952 into Capricorn
Mars	22°26'34" Libra	Direct	Nov 24, 1951	Jan 20, 1952 into Scorpio
Jupiter	6°19'37" Aries	Direct	Apr 21, 1951	Apr 28, 1952 into Taurus
Saturn	14°36'47" Libra	Direct	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	11°54'19" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	21°36'19" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	21°09'07" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	3°16'18" Pisces	Direct	Aug 17, 1950	Mar 6, 1952 into Aquarius

Sky Events on January 4, 1952

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 53% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 4, 04:42 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Aries	12°46' Aries

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