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Where Were the Planets on December 8, 1952?

Quick Answer

On December 8, 1952, the Sun was in Sagittarius (16°21' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (60% 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 8, 1952. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°02' Leo at midnight UTC to 10°49' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 8, 1952
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°21'27" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1952	Dec 21, 1952 into Capricorn
Moon	4°56'03" Virgo	Direct	Dec 8, 1952	Dec 10, 1952 into Libra
Mercury	0°29'12" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 1, 1952	Jan 6, 1953 into Capricorn
Venus	27°17'39" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 15, 1952	Dec 10, 1952 into Aquarius
Mars	12°44'41" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 21, 1952	Dec 30, 1952 into Pisces
Jupiter	12°17'05" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 28, 1952	May 9, 1953 into Gemini
Saturn	24°27'15" Libra	Direct	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	17°41'24" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	23°15'35" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	23°13'28" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	15°19'13" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on December 8, 1952

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 60% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 8, 01:57 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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Saturn and Neptune sat 1 degrees 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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