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Where Were the Planets on August 31, 1952?

Quick Answer

On August 31, 1952, the Sun was in Virgo (8°00' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (82% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 31, 1952. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°52' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 24°25' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 31, 1952
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°00'22" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1952	Sep 23, 1952 into Libra
Moon	17°06'29" Capricorn	Direct	Aug 30, 1952	Sep 1, 1952 into Aquarius
Mercury	19°55'12" Leo	Direct	Jun 30, 1952	Sep 7, 1952 into Virgo
Venus	26°29'46" Virgo	Direct	Aug 9, 1952	Sep 3, 1952 into Libra
Mars	2°14'33" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 27, 1952	Oct 12, 1952 into Capricorn
Jupiter	20°50'52" Taurus	Direct	Apr 28, 1952	May 9, 1953 into Gemini
Saturn	13°09'52" Libra	Direct	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	17°17'05" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	19°54'31" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	21°44'08" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	20°33'46" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on August 31, 1952

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 82% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 31, 11:44 UTC	Mercury sextile Neptune	Exact sextile

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