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Where Were the Planets on December 23, 1952?

Quick Answer

On December 23, 1952, the Sun was in Capricorn (1°37' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (46% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 23, 1952. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°20' Pisces at midnight UTC to 4°21' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 23, 1952
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°37'30" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1952	Jan 20, 1953 into Aquarius
Moon	27°22'30" Pisces	Direct	Dec 21, 1952	Dec 23, 1952 into Aries
Mercury	10°36'55" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 1, 1952	Jan 6, 1953 into Capricorn
Venus	15°01'56" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 10, 1952	Jan 5, 1953 into Pisces
Mars	24°17'37" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 21, 1952	Dec 30, 1952 into Pisces
Jupiter	11°15'37" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 28, 1952	May 9, 1953 into Gemini
Saturn	25°40'25" Libra	Direct	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	17°06'49" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	23°35'09" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	23°04'26" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	14°31'33" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on December 23, 1952

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 46% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 23, 16:29 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Dec 23, 19:52 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Aries	1°57' Aries

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