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Where Were the Planets on August 1, 1952?

Quick Answer

On August 1, 1952, the Sun was in Leo (9°09' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (75% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Venus sextiled Neptune. Tender and artistic. Good for music, film and small kindnesses. Mars trined Uranus.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 1, 1952. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°30' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 16°29' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 1, 1952
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°09'20" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1952	Aug 23, 1952 into Virgo
Moon	9°26'58" Sagittarius	Direct	Jul 31, 1952	Aug 2, 1952 into Capricorn
Mercury	26°51'52" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 30, 1952	Sep 7, 1952 into Virgo
Venus	19°31'50" Leo	Direct	Jul 16, 1952	Aug 9, 1952 into Virgo
Mars	15°42'16" Scorpio	Direct	Jan 20, 1952	Aug 27, 1952 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	18°33'38" Taurus	Direct	Apr 28, 1952	May 9, 1953 into Gemini
Saturn	10°20'29" Libra	Direct	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	15°45'35" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	19°12'13" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	20°48'07" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	22°09'05" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on August 1, 1952

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 75% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 1, 05:32 UTC	Venus sextile Neptune	Tender and artistic. Good for music, film and small kindnesses.
Aug 1, 15:06 UTC	Mars trine Uranus	Bold, inventive action. Good for breaking a stuck pattern.

Born on August 1, 1952?

The Sun, Mercury, Venus and Pluto were all in Leo, so everyone born that day is a Leo several times over. Venus and Pluto sat 1 degrees apart in Leo, 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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