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Where Were the Planets on January 21, 1952?

Quick Answer

On January 21, 1952, the Sun was in Aquarius (0°23' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (37% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 21, 1952. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°02' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 22°44' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 21, 1952
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°23'50" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1952	Feb 19, 1952 into Pisces
Moon	15°50'25" Scorpio	Direct	Jan 20, 1952	Jan 22, 1952 into Sagittarius
Mercury	11°07'35" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 13, 1952	Feb 3, 1952 into Aquarius
Venus	22°30'34" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 2, 1952	Jan 27, 1952 into Capricorn
Mars	0°39'41" Scorpio	Direct	Jan 20, 1952	Aug 27, 1952 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	8°37'30" Aries	Direct	Apr 21, 1951	Apr 28, 1952 into Taurus
Saturn	14°58'11" Libra	Direct	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	11°11'19" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	21°42'30" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	20°48'20" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	2°22'17" Pisces	Direct	Aug 17, 1950	Mar 6, 1952 into Aquarius

Sky Events on January 21, 1952

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 37% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 21, 02:38 UTC	The Sun enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Jan 21, 13:01 UTC	Mercury opposite Uranus	Exact opposition
Jan 21, 23:19 UTC	The Sun square Mars	Exact square

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