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Where Were the Planets on April 17, 1952?

Quick Answer

On April 17, 1952, the Sun was in Aries (27°24' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (49% illuminated). Mercury, Mars, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 17, 1952. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°55' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 6°02' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 17, 1952
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°24'40" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1952	Apr 20, 1952 into Taurus
Moon	28°59'16" Capricorn	Direct	Apr 15, 1952	Apr 17, 1952 into Aquarius
Mercury	8°47'09" Aries	Stationing direct	Mar 7, 1952	May 14, 1952 into Taurus
Venus	9°15'42" Aries	Direct	Apr 9, 1952	May 4, 1952 into Taurus
Mars	15°09'33" Scorpio	Retrograde	Jan 20, 1952	Aug 27, 1952 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	27°16'08" Aries	Direct	Apr 21, 1951	Apr 28, 1952 into Taurus
Saturn	10°24'28" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	10°18'25" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	20°08'49" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	19°08'05" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	27°45'52" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on April 17, 1952

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 49% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 17, 03:43 UTC	Mercury conjunct Venus	Exact conjunction
Apr 17, 07:21 UTC	The Sun conjunct Jupiter	Exact conjunction
Apr 17, 09:08 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn	27°18' Capricorn
Apr 17, 13:43 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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