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Where Were the Planets on January 3, 1956?

Quick Answer

On January 3, 1956, the Sun was in Capricorn (12°05' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (65% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 3, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°47' Virgo at midnight UTC to 1°14' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 3, 1956
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°05'25" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1955	Jan 21, 1956 into Aquarius
Moon	24°34'46" Virgo	Direct	Jan 1, 1956	Jan 3, 1956 into Libra
Mercury	28°41'12" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 16, 1955	Jan 4, 1956 into Aquarius
Venus	12°38'27" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 24, 1955	Jan 17, 1956 into Pisces
Mars	23°03'46" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 29, 1955	Jan 14, 1956 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	1°04'34" Virgo	Retrograde	Nov 17, 1955	Jan 18, 1956 into Leo
Saturn	29°08'04" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	1°03'08" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 24, 1955	Jan 28, 1956 into Cancer
Neptune	0°10'53" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 24, 1955	Mar 11, 1956 into Libra
Pluto	28°20'37" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	15°57'32" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on January 3, 1956

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 65% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 3, 19:43 UTC	Mercury sextile Saturn	Exact sextile
Jan 3, 21:43 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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