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Where Were the Planets on January 29, 1956?

Quick Answer

On January 29, 1956, the Sun was in Aquarius (8°33' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (95% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 29, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°22' Leo at midnight UTC to 11°54' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 29, 1956
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°33'51" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1956	Feb 19, 1956 into Pisces
Moon	4°41'44" Virgo	Direct	Jan 29, 1956	Jan 31, 1956 into Libra
Mercury	4°12'33" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 4, 1956	Feb 2, 1956 into Capricorn
Venus	14°31'42" Pisces	Direct	Jan 17, 1956	Feb 11, 1956 into Aries
Mars	10°05'28" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 14, 1956	Feb 28, 1956 into Capricorn
Jupiter	28°47'20" Leo	Retrograde	Jan 18, 1956	Jul 7, 1956 into Virgo
Saturn	1°18'45" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1956	May 14, 1956 into Scorpio
Uranus	29°56'19" Cancer	Retrograde	Jan 28, 1956	Jun 10, 1956 into Leo
Neptune	0°24'52" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 24, 1955	Mar 11, 1956 into Libra
Pluto	27°49'45" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	14°34'56" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on January 29, 1956

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 95% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 29, 04:17 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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