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Where Were the Planets on July 31, 1952?

Quick Answer

On July 31, 1952, the Sun was in Leo (8°11' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (65% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 31, 1952. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°57' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 2°29' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 31, 1952
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°11'56" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1952	Aug 23, 1952 into Virgo
Moon	25°40'36" Scorpio	Direct	Jul 29, 1952	Jul 31, 1952 into Sagittarius
Mercury	27°02'56" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 30, 1952	Sep 7, 1952 into Virgo
Venus	18°17'55" Leo	Direct	Jul 16, 1952	Aug 9, 1952 into Virgo
Mars	15°13'30" Scorpio	Direct	Jan 20, 1952	Aug 27, 1952 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	18°26'29" Taurus	Direct	Apr 28, 1952	May 9, 1953 into Gemini
Saturn	10°15'49" Libra	Direct	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	15°42'10" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	19°11'13" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	20°46'16" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	22°12'15" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on July 31, 1952

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 65% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 31, 15:04 UTC	Venus square Jupiter	Exact square
Jul 31, 19:37 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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