Every month of 1952 as a printable table, with public holidays, ISO week numbers and the year's eclipses, moon phases and meteor showers.
1952 has 366 days, starts on a Tuesday, is a leap year, and runs to 52 ISO weeks. It runs from Tuesday 1 January 1952 to Wednesday 31 December 1952. There are 9 United States federal holidays in 1952, one of which falls at a weekend and is kept on a different day. Worth knowing: there are 2 headline eclipses, starting with the total solar eclipse on Monday 25 February 1952.
Since 1952 ended
26,882days
The 1952 calendar, month by month
January
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
1
1New Year's Day
22 January
3
4
5
6
2
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
3
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
4
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
5
28Australia Day
29
30
31
February
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
5
1
2
3
6
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
7
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
8
18
19
20
21
22Washington's Birthday
23
24
9
25
26
27
28
29
March
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
9
1
2
10
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
11
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
12
17St Patrick's Day
18
19
20
21
22
23
13
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
14
31
April
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
14
1
2
3
4
5
6
15
7
8
9
10
11Good Friday
12Easter Saturday
13
16
14Easter Monday
15
16
17
18
19
20
17
21
22
23
24
25Anzac Day
26
27
18
28
29
30
May
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
18
1
2
3
4
19
5May Day
6
7
8
9
10
11
20
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
21
19Victoria Day
20
21
22
23
24
25
22
26
27
28
29
30Memorial Day
31
June
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
22
1
23
2Whit Monday, June Bank Holiday
3
4
5
6
7
8
24
9Queen's Birthday
10
11
12
13
14
15
25
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
26
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
27
30
July
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
27
1Canada Day
2
3
4Independence Day
5
6
28
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
29
14Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen’s Day)
15
16
17
18
19
20
30
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
31
28
29
30
31
August
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
31
1
2
3
32
4Summer Bank Holiday, August Bank Holiday
5
6
7
8
9
10
33
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
34
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
35
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
September
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
36
1Labor Day, Labour Day
2
3
4
5
6
7
37
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
38
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
39
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
40
29
30
October
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
40
1
2
3
4
5
41
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
42
13Columbus Day, Thanksgiving
14
15
16
17
18
19
43
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
44
27October Bank Holiday
28
29
30
31
November
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
44
1
2
45
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
46
10
11Armistice Day, Remembrance Day
12
13
14
15
16
47
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
48
24
25
26
27Thanksgiving Day
28
29
30
December
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
49
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
50
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
51
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
52
22
23
24
25Christmas Day
26Boxing Day, St Stephen's Day
27
28
1
29
30
31
Public holiday in the selected country
Today
Saturday and Sunday
Wk ISO 8601 week number
Weeks start on Monday so that the week number in the left gutter applies to the
whole row. ISO 8601 defines week 1 as the week containing the first Thursday of
the year, which is why 1952 has 52 weeks and why 1 January is not always
in week 1.
Public holidays in 1952
The 11 federal holidays in 5 U.S.C. 6103, with the rules that were actually in force in each year. State and local holidays are not included.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
1 January 1952
Tuesday
New Year's Day
On the day
22 February 1952
Friday
Washington's Birthday
On the day
30 May 1952
Friday
Memorial Day (Kept as Decoration Day on a fixed 30 May until 1970.)
On the day
4 July 1952
Friday
Independence Day
On the day
1 September 1952
Monday
Labor Day
On the day
12 October 1952
Sunday
Columbus Day
Monday 13 October 1952
11 November 1952
Tuesday
Armistice Day (Renamed Veterans Day in 1954.)
On the day
27 November 1952
Thursday
Thanksgiving Day
On the day
25 December 1952
Thursday
Christmas Day
On the day
Bank holidays in England and Wales under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971, including the one-off royal and jubilee holidays.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
11 April 1952
Friday
Good Friday
On the day
14 April 1952
Monday
Easter Monday
On the day
2 June 1952
Monday
Whit Monday
On the day
4 August 1952
Monday
Summer Bank Holiday
On the day
25 December 1952
Thursday
Christmas Day
On the day
26 December 1952
Friday
Boxing Day
On the day
Bank holidays in Scotland. Scotland keeps 2 January and the first Monday in August, and does not keep Easter Monday.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
1 January 1952
Tuesday
New Year's Day
On the day
2 January 1952
Wednesday
2 January
On the day
11 April 1952
Friday
Good Friday
On the day
2 June 1952
Monday
Whit Monday
On the day
4 August 1952
Monday
Summer Bank Holiday
On the day
25 December 1952
Thursday
Christmas Day
On the day
26 December 1952
Friday
Boxing Day
On the day
Bank holidays in Northern Ireland: the England and Wales set plus St Patrick's Day and the Battle of the Boyne.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
17 March 1952
Monday
St Patrick's Day
On the day
11 April 1952
Friday
Good Friday
On the day
14 April 1952
Monday
Easter Monday
On the day
2 June 1952
Monday
Whit Monday
On the day
12 July 1952
Saturday
Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen’s Day)
Monday 14 July 1952
4 August 1952
Monday
Summer Bank Holiday
On the day
25 December 1952
Thursday
Christmas Day
On the day
26 December 1952
Friday
Boxing Day
On the day
Public holidays in the Republic of Ireland under the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
1 January 1952
Tuesday
New Year's Day
On the day
17 March 1952
Monday
St Patrick's Day
On the day
14 April 1952
Monday
Easter Monday
On the day
5 May 1952
Monday
May Day
On the day
2 June 1952
Monday
June Bank Holiday
On the day
4 August 1952
Monday
August Bank Holiday
On the day
27 October 1952
Monday
October Bank Holiday
On the day
25 December 1952
Thursday
Christmas Day
On the day
26 December 1952
Friday
St Stephen's Day
On the day
Federal statutory holidays. Provincial holidays (Family Day, Civic Holiday, St Jean Baptiste) are not included and vary by province.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
1 January 1952
Tuesday
New Year's Day
On the day
11 April 1952
Friday
Good Friday
On the day
19 May 1952
Monday
Victoria Day (The Monday before 25 May.)
On the day
1 July 1952
Tuesday
Canada Day
On the day
1 September 1952
Monday
Labour Day
On the day
13 October 1952
Monday
Thanksgiving
On the day
11 November 1952
Tuesday
Remembrance Day
On the day
25 December 1952
Thursday
Christmas Day
On the day
26 December 1952
Friday
Boxing Day
On the day
Public holidays kept nationally. State holidays (Labour Day, show days, Melbourne Cup) vary by state and are not included.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
1 January 1952
Tuesday
New Year's Day
On the day
26 January 1952
Saturday
Australia Day
Monday 28 January 1952
11 April 1952
Friday
Good Friday
On the day
12 April 1952
Saturday
Easter Saturday
On the day
14 April 1952
Monday
Easter Monday
On the day
25 April 1952
Friday
Anzac Day (Substitute days for a weekend Anzac Day vary by state.)
On the day
9 June 1952
Monday
Queen's Birthday (Not kept in June in Queensland or Western Australia.)
On the day
25 December 1952
Thursday
Christmas Day
On the day
26 December 1952
Friday
Boxing Day
On the day
The sky in 1952
Equinoxes, solstices and eclipses are given in UTC, because an eclipse happens
at one instant everywhere. Convert to your own zone before you set an alarm.
Equinoxes and solstices, and the eclipses of 1952.
Date
Time (UTC)
Event
Detail
11 February 1952
00:39
Partial lunar eclipse
72 minutes of partial phase · Visible anywhere the Moon is above the horizon.
25 February 1952
09:11
Total solar eclipse
Greatest eclipse at 15.6°N 32.7°E, 100% of the Sun covered there.
20 March 1952
16:13
March equinox
Spring begins in the northern hemisphere, autumn in the southern.
21 June 1952
11:12
June solstice
The longest day in the northern hemisphere, the shortest in the southern.
5 August 1952
19:47
Partial lunar eclipse
148 minutes of partial phase · Visible anywhere the Moon is above the horizon.
20 August 1952
15:12
Annular solar eclipse
Greatest eclipse at 21.7°S 64.0°W, 89% of the Sun covered there.
23 September 1952
02:23
September equinox
Autumn begins in the northern hemisphere, spring in the southern.
21 December 1952
21:43
December solstice
The shortest day in the northern hemisphere, the longest in the southern.
Full moons
The traditional names are month-based, with two exceptions we compute rather
than assume: the Harvest Moon is the full moon nearest the September equinox,
and a second full moon inside one calendar month is a Blue Moon.
Date
Time (UTC)
Name
Note
12 January 1952
04:55
Wolf Moon
11 February 1952
00:28
Snow Moon
11 March 1952
18:14
Worm Moon
10 April 1952
08:53
Pink Moon
9 May 1952
20:16
Flower Moon
8 June 1952
05:07
Strawberry Moon
7 July 1952
12:33
Buck Moon
5 August 1952
19:40
Sturgeon Moon
4 September 1952
03:19
Corn Moon
3 October 1952
12:15
Harvest Moon
The full moon nearest the September equinox.
1 November 1952
23:10
Beaver Moon
1 December 1952
12:41
Cold Moon
31 December 1952
05:06
Blue Moon
The second full moon in December.
All 50 moon phases in 1952
Date
Time (UTC)
Phase
4 January 1952
04:42
First Quarter
12 January 1952
04:55
Full Moon
20 January 1952
06:09
Last Quarter
26 January 1952
22:26
New Moon
2 February 1952
20:02
First Quarter
11 February 1952
00:28
Full Moon
18 February 1952
18:01
Last Quarter
25 February 1952
09:16
New Moon
3 March 1952
13:44
First Quarter
11 March 1952
18:14
Full Moon
19 March 1952
02:40
Last Quarter
25 March 1952
20:13
New Moon
2 April 1952
08:49
First Quarter
10 April 1952
08:53
Full Moon
17 April 1952
09:08
Last Quarter
24 April 1952
07:27
New Moon
2 May 1952
03:58
First Quarter
9 May 1952
20:16
Full Moon
16 May 1952
14:39
Last Quarter
23 May 1952
19:28
New Moon
31 May 1952
21:47
First Quarter
8 June 1952
05:07
Full Moon
14 June 1952
20:28
Last Quarter
22 June 1952
08:45
New Moon
30 June 1952
13:12
First Quarter
7 July 1952
12:33
Full Moon
14 July 1952
03:42
Last Quarter
21 July 1952
23:31
New Moon
30 July 1952
01:51
First Quarter
5 August 1952
19:40
Full Moon
12 August 1952
13:27
Last Quarter
20 August 1952
15:20
New Moon
28 August 1952
12:03
First Quarter
4 September 1952
03:19
Full Moon
11 September 1952
02:36
Last Quarter
19 September 1952
07:22
New Moon
26 September 1952
20:31
First Quarter
3 October 1952
12:15
Full Moon
10 October 1952
19:33
Last Quarter
18 October 1952
22:42
New Moon
26 October 1952
04:04
First Quarter
1 November 1952
23:10
Full Moon
9 November 1952
15:43
Last Quarter
17 November 1952
12:56
New Moon
24 November 1952
11:34
First Quarter
1 December 1952
12:41
Full Moon
9 December 1952
13:22
Last Quarter
17 December 1952
02:03
New Moon
23 December 1952
19:52
First Quarter
31 December 1952
05:06
Full Moon
Meteor showers
Peak nights drift by about a day between years, because the Earth meets each
stream at a fixed point in its orbit rather than on a fixed date. What
changes the view far more is the Moon, so we compute how much of it is lit
on the peak night of 1952.
Peak
Shower
Rate/hour
Moon lit
Viewing
3 January 1952
Quadrantids (debris from Asteroid 2003 EH1)
110
47%
Moonlight will wash out fainter meteors
22 April 1952
Lyrids (debris from Comet Thatcher)
18
2%
Dark sky, near new moon
6 May 1952
Eta Aquariids (debris from Halley's Comet)
50
90%
Bright moon, only the brightest will show
30 July 1952
Southern Delta Aquariids (debris from Comet 96P/Machholz)
25
59%
Moonlight will wash out fainter meteors
12 August 1952
Perseids (debris from Comet Swift-Tuttle)
100
46%
Moonlight will wash out fainter meteors
8 October 1952
Draconids (debris from Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner)
10
68%
Moonlight will wash out fainter meteors
21 October 1952
Orionids (debris from Halley's Comet)
20
10%
Dark sky, near new moon
5 November 1952
Southern Taurids (debris from Comet Encke)
5
83%
Bright moon, only the brightest will show
12 November 1952
Northern Taurids (debris from Comet Encke)
5
21%
Mostly dark
17 November 1952
Leonids (debris from Comet Tempel-Tuttle)
15
0%
Dark sky, near new moon
14 December 1952
Geminids (debris from Asteroid 3200 Phaethon)
150
6%
Dark sky, near new moon
22 December 1952
Ursids (debris from Comet 8P/Tuttle)
10
40%
Mostly dark
About the year 1952
1952 at a glance
Days
366
Leap year
Yes
1 January
Tuesday
31 December
Wednesday
ISO weeks
52
Weekend days
104
1952 is a leap year, so February has 29 days. A year is a leap year when it divides by 4, except century years, which must also divide by 400. That is why 1900 was not a leap year and 2000 was.
Years you can reuse this calendar for
These years start on the same weekday and have the same February, so the grid
above is identical. A 1952 wall calendar hangs again, unchanged, in any of them.
Public holidays computed from statute, cross-checked against
Nager.Date for every year it covers. Astronomical
events computed with astronomy-engine. Week numbers follow ISO 8601. Times are UTC.