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Where Were the Planets on August 12, 1952?

Quick Answer

On August 12, 1952, the Sun was in Leo (19°41' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (51% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

The Sun met Mercury in Leo while Mercury was retrograde. Mind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly. Mars squared Pluto. The Sun sextiled Neptune.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 12, 1952. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°24' Taurus at midnight UTC to 25°24' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 12, 1952
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°41'39" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1952	Aug 23, 1952 into Virgo
Moon	18°58'05" Taurus	Direct	Aug 11, 1952	Aug 13, 1952 into Gemini
Mercury	20°07'40" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 30, 1952	Sep 7, 1952 into Virgo
Venus	3°04'57" Virgo	Direct	Aug 9, 1952	Sep 3, 1952 into Libra
Mars	21°18'56" Scorpio	Direct	Jan 20, 1952	Aug 27, 1952 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	19°42'00" Taurus	Direct	Apr 28, 1952	May 9, 1953 into Gemini
Saturn	11°16'22" Libra	Direct	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	16°21'52" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	19°25'02" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	21°08'41" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	21°34'08" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on August 12, 1952

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 51% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 12, 03:51 UTC	Mars square Pluto	Pressure and confrontation. Forcing the issue tends to backfire.
Aug 12, 04:54 UTC	The Sun sextile Neptune	Creative and intuitive. A good day for art, music and rest.
Aug 12, 12:09 UTC	The Sun square Jupiter	Overreach is the risk: too much, too soon, too sure.
Aug 12, 13:27 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Taurus	19°45' Taurus
Aug 12, 17:51 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Mind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly.
Aug 12, 23:21 UTC	Mercury square Jupiter	Too many ideas and too little detail. Promises outrun the facts.

Born on August 12, 1952?

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