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Where Were the Planets on November 17, 1952?

Quick Answer

On November 17, 1952, the Sun was in Scorpio (25°05' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Jupiter and Uranus were retrograde.

The New Moon fell at 25°08' Scorpio.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 17, 1952. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°54' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 1°22' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 17, 1952
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°05'34" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1952	Nov 22, 1952 into Sagittarius
Moon	24°36'37" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 15, 1952	Nov 17, 1952 into Sagittarius
Mercury	15°57'21" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 1, 1952	Jan 6, 1953 into Capricorn
Venus	2°01'09" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 15, 1952	Dec 10, 1952 into Aquarius
Mars	26°43'35" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 12, 1952	Nov 21, 1952 into Aquarius
Jupiter	14°41'02" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 28, 1952	May 9, 1953 into Gemini
Saturn	22°20'33" Libra	Direct	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	18°16'58" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	22°38'50" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	23°15'26" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	16°25'56" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on November 17, 1952

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 17, 12:56 UTC	New Moon in Scorpio	25°08' Scorpio
Nov 17, 21:33 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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Saturn and Neptune sat less than a degree apart in Libra, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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