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Where Were the Planets on August 20, 1952?

Quick Answer

On August 20, 1952, the Sun was in Leo (27°23' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 20, 1952. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°58' Leo at midnight UTC to 1°46' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 20, 1952
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°23'15" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1952	Aug 23, 1952 into Virgo
Moon	25°52'46" Leo	Direct	Aug 18, 1952	Aug 20, 1952 into Virgo
Mercury	15°11'23" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 30, 1952	Sep 7, 1952 into Virgo
Venus	12°56'31" Virgo	Direct	Aug 9, 1952	Sep 3, 1952 into Libra
Mars	25°44'38" Scorpio	Direct	Jan 20, 1952	Aug 27, 1952 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	20°19'04" Taurus	Direct	Apr 28, 1952	May 9, 1953 into Gemini
Saturn	12°01'49" Libra	Direct	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	16°46'27" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	19°36'24" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	21°23'45" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	21°08'43" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on August 20, 1952

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 20, 15:12 UTC	Annular Solar Eclipse in Leo	27°31' Leo
Aug 20, 20:22 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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