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Where Were the Planets on September 17, 1952?

Quick Answer

On September 17, 1952, the Sun was in Virgo (24°31' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (3% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 17, 1952. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°40' Leo at midnight UTC to 10°33' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 17, 1952
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°31'25" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1952	Sep 23, 1952 into Libra
Moon	4°36'12" Virgo	Direct	Sep 17, 1952	Sep 19, 1952 into Libra
Mercury	18°21'19" Virgo	Direct	Sep 7, 1952	Sep 23, 1952 into Libra
Venus	17°25'13" Libra	Direct	Sep 3, 1952	Sep 27, 1952 into Scorpio
Mars	13°02'29" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 27, 1952	Oct 12, 1952 into Capricorn
Jupiter	20°53'31" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 28, 1952	May 9, 1953 into Gemini
Saturn	15°04'48" Libra	Direct	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	17°55'33" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	20°27'07" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	22°13'47" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	19°39'45" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on September 17, 1952

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 3% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 17, 02:41 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Sep 17, 06:26 UTC	Mercury sextile Uranus	Exact sextile
Sep 17, 22:07 UTC	Venus square Uranus	Exact square

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