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Where Were the Planets on January 20, 1956?

Quick Answer

On January 20, 1956, the Sun was in Capricorn (29°24' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (45% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 20, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°08' Aries at midnight UTC to 0°26' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 20, 1956
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°24'51" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1955	Jan 21, 1956 into Aquarius
Moon	23°45'25" Aries	Direct	Jan 18, 1956	Jan 20, 1956 into Taurus
Mercury	13°07'12" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 4, 1956	Feb 2, 1956 into Capricorn
Venus	3°33'17" Pisces	Direct	Jan 17, 1956	Feb 11, 1956 into Aries
Mars	4°11'27" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 14, 1956	Feb 28, 1956 into Capricorn
Jupiter	29°46'02" Leo	Retrograde	Jan 18, 1956	Jul 7, 1956 into Virgo
Saturn	0°38'54" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1956	May 14, 1956 into Scorpio
Uranus	0°19'46" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 24, 1955	Jan 28, 1956 into Cancer
Neptune	0°22'37" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 24, 1955	Mar 11, 1956 into Libra
Pluto	28°01'44" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	15°03'32" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on January 20, 1956

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 45% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 20, 22:58 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Aries	29°53' Aries
Jan 20, 23:11 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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