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Where Were the Planets on April 20, 1952?

Quick Answer

On April 20, 1952, the Sun was in Taurus (0°20' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (17% illuminated). Mars, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 20, 1952. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°18' Pisces at midnight UTC to 18°22' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 20, 1952
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°20'29" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1952	May 21, 1952 into Gemini
Moon	11°21'02" Pisces	Direct	Apr 19, 1952	Apr 21, 1952 into Aries
Mercury	8°46'06" Aries	Stationing retrograde	Mar 7, 1952	May 14, 1952 into Taurus
Venus	12°57'04" Aries	Direct	Apr 9, 1952	May 4, 1952 into Taurus
Mars	14°16'18" Scorpio	Retrograde	Jan 20, 1952	Aug 27, 1952 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	27°59'28" Aries	Direct	Apr 21, 1951	Apr 28, 1952 into Taurus
Saturn	10°11'35" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	10°23'22" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	20°03'57" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	19°07'05" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	27°36'20" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on April 20, 1952

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 17% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 20, 03:36 UTC	The Sun enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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