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Where Were the Planets on August 6, 1952?

Quick Answer

On August 6, 1952, the Sun was in Leo (13°56' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (99% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 6, 1952. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°02' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 1°12' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 6, 1952
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°56'29" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1952	Aug 23, 1952 into Virgo
Moon	23°38'18" Aquarius	Direct	Aug 4, 1952	Aug 6, 1952 into Pisces
Mercury	24°41'24" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 30, 1952	Sep 7, 1952 into Virgo
Venus	25°41'24" Leo	Direct	Jul 16, 1952	Aug 9, 1952 into Virgo
Mars	18°10'55" Scorpio	Direct	Jan 20, 1952	Aug 27, 1952 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	19°07'05" Taurus	Direct	Apr 28, 1952	May 9, 1953 into Gemini
Saturn	10°44'53" Libra	Direct	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	16°02'24" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	19°17'38" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	20°57'25" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	21°53'11" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on August 6, 1952

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 6, 22:04 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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