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Where Were the Planets on April 30, 1952?

Quick Answer

On April 30, 1952, the Sun was in Taurus (10°04' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (35% illuminated). Mars, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 30, 1952. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°02' Cancer at midnight UTC to 27°55' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 30, 1952
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°04'35" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1952	May 21, 1952 into Gemini
Moon	22°00'00" Cancer	Direct	Apr 28, 1952	May 1, 1952 into Leo
Mercury	13°41'29" Aries	Direct	Mar 7, 1952	May 14, 1952 into Taurus
Venus	25°14'40" Aries	Direct	Apr 9, 1952	May 4, 1952 into Taurus
Mars	10°49'48" Scorpio	Retrograde	Jan 20, 1952	Aug 27, 1952 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	0°23'27" Taurus	Direct	Apr 28, 1952	May 9, 1953 into Gemini
Saturn	9°31'54" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	10°42'49" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	19°48'12" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	19°05'32" Leo	Stationing direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	27°04'33" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on April 30, 1952

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 35% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 30, 18:55 UTC	Mars trine Uranus	Exact trine

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