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Where Were the Planets on December 3, 1952?

Quick Answer

On December 3, 1952, the Sun was in Sagittarius (11°16' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (96% 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 3, 1952. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°20' Gemini at midnight UTC to 10°55' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 3, 1952
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°16'54" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1952	Dec 21, 1952 into Capricorn
Moon	4°40'00" Cancer	Direct	Dec 3, 1952	Dec 5, 1952 into Leo
Mercury	4°11'48" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 1, 1952	Jan 6, 1953 into Capricorn
Venus	21°18'54" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 15, 1952	Dec 10, 1952 into Aquarius
Mars	8°54'39" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 21, 1952	Dec 30, 1952 into Pisces
Jupiter	12°46'17" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 28, 1952	May 9, 1953 into Gemini
Saturn	23°59'21" Libra	Direct	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	17°51'27" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	23°07'43" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	23°15'05" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	15°35'06" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on December 3, 1952

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 3, 03:08 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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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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