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Where Were the Planets on August 26, 1952?

Quick Answer

On August 26, 1952, the Sun was in Virgo (3°10' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (30% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 26, 1952. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°32' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 15°18' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 26, 1952
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°10'26" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1952	Sep 23, 1952 into Libra
Moon	8°53'27" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 25, 1952	Aug 28, 1952 into Sagittarius
Mercury	15°49'58" Leo	Direct	Jun 30, 1952	Sep 7, 1952 into Virgo
Venus	20°20'11" Virgo	Direct	Aug 9, 1952	Sep 3, 1952 into Libra
Mars	29°14'04" Scorpio	Direct	Jan 20, 1952	Aug 27, 1952 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	20°39'15" Taurus	Direct	Apr 28, 1952	May 9, 1953 into Gemini
Saturn	12°38'12" Libra	Direct	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	17°03'39" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	19°45'57" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	21°34'56" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	20°49'39" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on August 26, 1952

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 30% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 26, 18:26 UTC	Venus trine Jupiter	Exact trine

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