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Where Were the Planets on August 23, 1952?

Quick Answer

On August 23, 1952, the Sun was in Virgo (0°16' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (7% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 23, 1952. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°37' Virgo at midnight UTC to 7°44' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 23, 1952
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°16'45" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1952	Sep 23, 1952 into Libra
Moon	1°40'04" Libra	Direct	Aug 23, 1952	Aug 25, 1952 into Scorpio
Mercury	14°55'38" Leo	Stationing retrograde	Jun 30, 1952	Sep 7, 1952 into Virgo
Venus	16°38'22" Virgo	Direct	Aug 9, 1952	Sep 3, 1952 into Libra
Mars	27°28'19" Scorpio	Direct	Jan 20, 1952	Aug 27, 1952 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	20°30'00" Taurus	Direct	Apr 28, 1952	May 9, 1953 into Gemini
Saturn	12°19'46" Libra	Direct	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	16°55'12" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	19°41'04" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	21°29'21" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	20°59'11" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on August 23, 1952

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 7% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 23, 05:03 UTC	The Sun enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Aug 23, 08:41 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Aug 23, 17:41 UTC	Venus sextile Uranus	Exact sextile

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