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Where Were the Planets on December 2, 1952?

Quick Answer

On December 2, 1952, the Sun was in Sagittarius (10°16' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (99% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto 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 December 2, 1952. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°27' Gemini at midnight UTC to 28°19' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 2, 1952
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°16'03" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1952	Dec 21, 1952 into Capricorn
Moon	21°55'55" Gemini	Direct	Nov 30, 1952	Dec 3, 1952 into Cancer
Mercury	5°25'04" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 1, 1952	Jan 6, 1953 into Capricorn
Venus	20°06'57" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 15, 1952	Dec 10, 1952 into Aquarius
Mars	8°08'43" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 21, 1952	Dec 30, 1952 into Pisces
Jupiter	12°52'35" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 28, 1952	May 9, 1953 into Gemini
Saturn	23°53'35" Libra	Direct	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	17°53'21" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	23°06'05" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	23°15'20" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	15°38'17" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on December 2, 1952

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

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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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