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Where Were the Planets on December 31, 1952?

Quick Answer

On December 31, 1952, the Sun was in Capricorn (9°46' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 31, 1952. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°50' Cancer at midnight UTC to 19°11' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 31, 1952
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°46'34" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1952	Jan 20, 1953 into Aquarius
Moon	13°02'55" Cancer	Direct	Dec 30, 1952	Jan 1, 1953 into Leo
Mercury	21°15'16" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 1, 1952	Jan 6, 1953 into Capricorn
Venus	24°19'08" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 10, 1952	Jan 5, 1953 into Pisces
Mars	0°27'48" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 1952	Feb 8, 1953 into Aries
Jupiter	11°01'00" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 28, 1952	May 9, 1953 into Gemini
Saturn	26°12'03" Libra	Direct	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	16°46'34" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	23°42'50" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	22°57'18" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	14°06'08" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on December 31, 1952

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 31, 05:06 UTC	Full Moon in Cancer	9°29' Cancer

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