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Where Were the Planets on August 28, 1952?

Quick Answer

On August 28, 1952, the Sun was in Virgo (5°06' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (50% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 28, 1952. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°24' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 11°50' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 28, 1952
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°06'21" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1952	Sep 23, 1952 into Libra
Moon	5°04'42" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 28, 1952	Aug 30, 1952 into Capricorn
Mercury	17°05'41" Leo	Direct	Jun 30, 1952	Sep 7, 1952 into Virgo
Venus	22°48'02" Virgo	Direct	Aug 9, 1952	Sep 3, 1952 into Libra
Mars	0°25'38" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 27, 1952	Oct 12, 1952 into Capricorn
Jupiter	20°44'28" Taurus	Direct	Apr 28, 1952	May 9, 1953 into Gemini
Saturn	12°50'44" Libra	Direct	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	17°09'08" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	19°49'18" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	21°38'38" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	20°43'17" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on August 28, 1952

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 50% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 28, 02:53 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Aug 28, 12:03 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius	5°06' Sagittarius

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