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Where Were the Planets on April 28, 1952?

Quick Answer

On April 28, 1952, the Sun was in Taurus (8°08' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (18% illuminated). Mars, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 28, 1952. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°45' Gemini at midnight UTC to 4°00' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 28, 1952
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°08'01" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1952	May 21, 1952 into Gemini
Moon	27°54'49" Gemini	Direct	Apr 26, 1952	Apr 28, 1952 into Cancer
Mercury	12°10'14" Aries	Direct	Mar 7, 1952	May 14, 1952 into Taurus
Venus	22°47'11" Aries	Direct	Apr 9, 1952	May 4, 1952 into Taurus
Mars	11°33'32" Scorpio	Retrograde	Jan 20, 1952	Aug 27, 1952 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	29°54'45" Aries	Direct	Apr 21, 1951	Apr 28, 1952 into Taurus
Saturn	9°39'22" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	10°38'34" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	19°51'16" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	19°05'37" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	27°10'55" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on April 28, 1952

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 18% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 28, 16:05 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Apr 28, 20:46 UTC	Jupiter enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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