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Where Were the Planets on August 13, 1952?

Quick Answer

On August 13, 1952, the Sun was in Leo (20°39' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (41% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 13, 1952. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°25' Taurus at midnight UTC to 8°04' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 13, 1952
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	20°39'16" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1952	Aug 23, 1952 into Virgo
Moon	1°47'38" Gemini	Direct	Aug 13, 1952	Aug 15, 1952 into Cancer
Mercury	19°18'59" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 30, 1952	Sep 7, 1952 into Virgo
Venus	4°18'53" Virgo	Direct	Aug 9, 1952	Sep 3, 1952 into Libra
Mars	21°51'14" Scorpio	Direct	Jan 20, 1952	Aug 27, 1952 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	19°47'15" Taurus	Direct	Apr 28, 1952	May 9, 1953 into Gemini
Saturn	11°21'50" Libra	Direct	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	16°25'02" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	19°26'22" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	21°10'34" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	21°30'57" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on August 13, 1952

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 41% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 13, 08:25 UTC	Mercury sextile Neptune	Exact sextile
Aug 13, 08:36 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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