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Where Were the Planets on January 4, 1956?

Quick Answer

On January 4, 1956, the Sun was in Capricorn (13°06' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (55% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 4, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°15' Libra at midnight UTC to 14°15' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 4, 1956
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°06'34" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1955	Jan 21, 1956 into Aquarius
Moon	7°48'48" Libra	Direct	Jan 3, 1956	Jan 6, 1956 into Scorpio
Mercury	0°10'02" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 4, 1956	Feb 2, 1956 into Capricorn
Venus	13°52'33" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 24, 1955	Jan 17, 1956 into Pisces
Mars	23°42'59" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 29, 1955	Jan 14, 1956 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	1°01'20" Virgo	Retrograde	Nov 17, 1955	Jan 18, 1956 into Leo
Saturn	29°13'54" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	1°00'41" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 24, 1955	Jan 28, 1956 into Cancer
Neptune	0°11'50" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 24, 1955	Mar 11, 1956 into Libra
Pluto	28°19'41" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	15°54'22" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on January 4, 1956

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 55% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 4, 09:15 UTC	Mercury enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Jan 4, 12:29 UTC	Mercury square Neptune	Exact square
Jan 4, 22:41 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Libra	13°34' Libra

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