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Where Were the Planets on August 2, 1952?

Quick Answer

On August 2, 1952, the Sun was in Leo (10°06' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (84% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Venus met Pluto in Leo. Intense attraction, jealousy, and frank talk about what a relationship really is. The Sun sextiled Saturn.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 2, 1952. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°30' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 0°55' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 2, 1952
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°06'44" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1952	Aug 23, 1952 into Virgo
Moon	23°40'19" Sagittarius	Direct	Jul 31, 1952	Aug 2, 1952 into Capricorn
Mercury	26°35'36" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 30, 1952	Sep 7, 1952 into Virgo
Venus	20°45'45" Leo	Direct	Jul 16, 1952	Aug 9, 1952 into Virgo
Mars	16°11'23" Scorpio	Direct	Jan 20, 1952	Aug 27, 1952 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	18°40'37" Taurus	Direct	Apr 28, 1952	May 9, 1953 into Gemini
Saturn	10°25'14" Libra	Direct	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	15°48'59" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	19°13'15" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	20°49'58" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	22°05'54" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on August 2, 1952

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 84% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 2, 13:24 UTC	Venus conjunct Pluto	Intense attraction, jealousy, and frank talk about what a relationship really is.
Aug 2, 20:26 UTC	The Sun sextile Saturn	Steady work gets noticed. A good time to commit to a plan.
Aug 2, 22:27 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

Born on August 2, 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 less than a degree 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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