1952 had 13 full moons and 4 eclipses. The eclipses fell: a partial lunar eclipse in Leo on February 10, a total solar eclipse in Pisces on February 25, a partial lunar eclipse in Aquarius on August 5, and an annular solar eclipse in Leo on August 20. Mercury turned retrograde three times (Mar 26 to Apr 18; Jul 29 to Aug 22; Nov 20 to Dec 9). The first full moon rose in Cancer on January 11. December saw two full moons, a blue moon. Every full moon, new moon, solar and lunar eclipse, equinox, solstice, planetary ingress, and retrograde station below is computed to the millisecond with the NASA-cross-checked Swiss Ephemeris engine and shown in Eastern Time - Choose your location on the page for your own sky.
January 1952
- Venus enters Sagittarius
- First Quarter Moon in Aries
- Full Moon in Cancer
- Mercury enters Capricorn
- Vesta Retrograde
- Mars enters Scorpio
- Last Quarter Moon in Libra
- Sun enters Aquarius
- Neptune Retrograde
- Saturn Retrograde
- New Moon in Aquarius
- Venus enters Capricorn
February 1952
- First Quarter Moon in Taurus
- Mercury enters Aquarius
- Partial Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Leo
- Ceres enters Aries
- Pallas enters Pisces
- Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio
- Sun enters Pisces
- Mercury enters Pisces
- Venus enters Aquarius
- Total Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Pisces
March 1952
- First Quarter Moon in Gemini
- Juno enters Aquarius
- Mercury enters Aries
- Full Moon in Virgo
- Venus enters Pisces
- Uranus Direct
- Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
- Sun enters Aries (Spring Equinox)
- Mars Retrograde
- New Moon in Aries
- Mercury Retrograde
- True Node Rx enters Aquarius
April 1952
- First Quarter Moon in Cancer
- Vesta Rx enters Leo
- Venus enters Aries
- Full Moon in Libra
- Vesta Direct
- Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn
- Mercury Direct
- Vesta enters Virgo
- Sun enters Taurus
- Chiron Retrograde
- New Moon in Taurus
- Jupiter enters Taurus
- Pluto Direct
May 1952
- Ceres enters Taurus
- First Quarter Moon in Leo
- Venus enters Taurus
- Full Moon in Scorpio
- Mercury enters Taurus
- Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius
- Sun enters Gemini
- New Moon in Gemini
- Pallas enters Aries
- Venus enters Gemini
- Mercury enters Gemini
- First Quarter Moon in Virgo
June 1952
- Full Moon in Sagittarius
- Mars Direct
- Saturn Direct
- Mercury enters Cancer
- Last Quarter Moon in Pisces
- Sun enters Cancer (Summer Solstice)
- Venus enters Cancer
- Juno Retrograde
- New Moon in Cancer
- Neptune Direct
- Mercury enters Leo
- First Quarter Moon in Libra
July 1952
- Full Moon in Capricorn
- Last Quarter Moon in Aries
- Venus enters Leo
- Ceres enters Gemini
- New Moon in Cancer
- Sun enters Leo
- Pallas Retrograde
- Vesta enters Libra
- Mercury Retrograde
- First Quarter Moon in Scorpio
August 1952
- Partial Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Aquarius
- Venus enters Virgo
- Last Quarter Moon in Taurus
- Annular Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Leo
- Mercury Direct
- Sun enters Virgo
- Mars enters Sagittarius
- First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
September 1952
- Venus enters Libra
- Full Moon in Pisces
- Mercury enters Virgo
- Jupiter Retrograde
- Last Quarter Moon in Gemini
- Chiron Direct
- New Moon in Virgo
- Sun enters Libra (Autumn Equinox)
- Pallas Rx enters Pisces
- Mercury enters Libra
- First Quarter Moon in Capricorn
- Venus enters Scorpio
- Vesta enters Scorpio
- Juno Direct
October 1952
- Full Moon in Aries
- Last Quarter Moon in Cancer
- Mercury enters Scorpio
- Mars enters Capricorn
- Ceres Retrograde
- New Moon in Libra
- Venus enters Sagittarius
- Sun enters Scorpio
- Uranus Retrograde
- First Quarter Moon in Aquarius
November 1952
- Mercury enters Sagittarius
- Full Moon in Taurus
- Last Quarter Moon in Leo
- Venus enters Capricorn
- New Moon in Scorpio
- Pallas Direct
- Mercury Retrograde
- Mars enters Aquarius
- Sun enters Sagittarius
- Vesta enters Sagittarius
- First Quarter Moon in Pisces
- Pluto Retrograde
December 1952
- Full Moon in Gemini
- Last Quarter Moon in Virgo
- Mercury Direct
- Venus enters Aquarius
- New Moon in Sagittarius
- Sun enters Capricorn (Winter Solstice)
- Juno enters Pisces
- First Quarter Moon in Aries
- Mars enters Pisces
- Full Moon in Cancer