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Where Were the Planets on November 20, 1952?

Quick Answer

On November 20, 1952, the Sun was in Scorpio (28°07' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (11% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Uranus were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 20, 1952. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°01' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 13°02' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 20, 1952
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°07'19" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1952	Nov 22, 1952 into Sagittarius
Moon	6°01'50" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 20, 1952	Nov 22, 1952 into Aquarius
Mercury	16°31'00" Sagittarius	Stationing direct	Nov 1, 1952	Jan 6, 1953 into Capricorn
Venus	5°39'09" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 15, 1952	Dec 10, 1952 into Aquarius
Mars	28°59'55" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 12, 1952	Nov 21, 1952 into Aquarius
Jupiter	14°17'38" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 28, 1952	May 9, 1953 into Gemini
Saturn	22°40'04" Libra	Direct	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	18°13'03" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	22°44'38" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	23°15'56" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	16°16'24" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on November 20, 1952

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 11% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 20, 01:40 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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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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