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Where Were the Planets on February 16, 1952?

Quick Answer

On February 16, 1952, the Sun was in Aquarius (26°45' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (73% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 16, 1952. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°36' Libra at midnight UTC to 5°34' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 16, 1952
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°45'55" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1952	Feb 19, 1952 into Pisces
Moon	29°03'17" Libra	Direct	Feb 14, 1952	Feb 16, 1952 into Scorpio
Mercury	22°20'05" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 3, 1952	Feb 20, 1952 into Pisces
Venus	24°14'15" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 27, 1952	Feb 21, 1952 into Aquarius
Mars	11°11'52" Scorpio	Direct	Jan 20, 1952	Aug 27, 1952 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	13°19'09" Aries	Direct	Apr 21, 1951	Apr 28, 1952 into Taurus
Saturn	14°31'27" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	10°18'36" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	21°33'04" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	20°11'12" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	0°59'40" Pisces	Direct	Aug 17, 1950	Mar 6, 1952 into Aquarius

Sky Events on February 16, 1952

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 73% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 16, 01:21 UTC	Mercury trine Neptune	Exact trine
Feb 16, 13:44 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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