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Where Were the Planets on April 9, 1952?

Quick Answer

On April 9, 1952, the Sun was in Aries (19°34' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (99% illuminated). Mercury, Mars, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 9, 1952. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°41' Libra at midnight UTC to 15°34' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 9, 1952
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°34'34" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1952	Apr 20, 1952 into Taurus
Moon	9°05'50" Libra	Direct	Apr 8, 1952	Apr 11, 1952 into Scorpio
Mercury	12°26'04" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 7, 1952	May 14, 1952 into Taurus
Venus	29°25'18" Pisces	Direct	Mar 16, 1952	Apr 9, 1952 into Aries
Mars	17°03'05" Scorpio	Retrograde	Jan 20, 1952	Aug 27, 1952 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	25°20'34" Aries	Direct	Apr 21, 1951	Apr 28, 1952 into Taurus
Saturn	11°00'21" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	10°07'22" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	20°21'58" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	19°11'57" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	28°11'17" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on April 9, 1952

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 9, 02:52 UTC	The Sun trine Pluto	Exact trine
Apr 9, 23:17 UTC	Venus enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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