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Where Were the Planets on January 1, 1956?

Quick Answer

On January 1, 1956, the Sun was in Capricorn (10°03' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (84% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 1, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°26' Leo at midnight UTC to 3°50' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 1, 1956
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°03'08" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1955	Jan 21, 1956 into Aquarius
Moon	26°42'17" Leo	Direct	Dec 30, 1955	Jan 1, 1956 into Virgo
Mercury	25°39'17" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 16, 1955	Jan 4, 1956 into Aquarius
Venus	10°10'10" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 24, 1955	Jan 17, 1956 into Pisces
Mars	21°45'22" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 29, 1955	Jan 14, 1956 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	1°10'28" Virgo	Retrograde	Nov 17, 1955	Jan 18, 1956 into Leo
Saturn	28°56'15" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	1°07'56" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 24, 1955	Jan 28, 1956 into Cancer
Neptune	0°08'53" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 24, 1955	Mar 11, 1956 into Libra
Pluto	28°22'26" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	16°03'54" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on January 1, 1956

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 84% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 1, 17:30 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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