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Where Were the Planets on May 4, 1952?

Quick Answer

On May 4, 1952, the Sun was in Taurus (13°57' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (72% illuminated). Mars, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Venus moved from Aries into Taurus.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 4, 1952. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°31' Virgo at midnight UTC to 15°39' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 4, 1952
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°57'19" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1952	May 21, 1952 into Gemini
Moon	9°33'51" Virgo	Direct	May 3, 1952	May 6, 1952 into Libra
Mercury	17°23'30" Aries	Direct	Mar 7, 1952	May 14, 1952 into Taurus
Venus	0°09'30" Taurus	Direct	May 4, 1952	May 28, 1952 into Gemini
Mars	9°21'11" Scorpio	Retrograde	Jan 20, 1952	Aug 27, 1952 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	1°20'36" Taurus	Direct	Apr 28, 1952	May 9, 1953 into Gemini
Saturn	9°17'46" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	10°51'49" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	19°42'14" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	19°05'42" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	26°51'51" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on May 4, 1952

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 72% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 4, 08:54 UTC	Venus enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

Born on May 4, 1952?

The Sun, Venus and Jupiter were all in Taurus, so everyone born that day is a Taurus several times over. Venus and Jupiter sat 1 degrees apart in Taurus, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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