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Where Were the Planets on January 31, 1956?

Quick Answer

On January 31, 1956, the Sun was in Aquarius (10°35' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (81% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 31, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°01' Virgo at midnight UTC to 9°37' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 31, 1956
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°35'41" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1956	Feb 19, 1956 into Pisces
Moon	2°53'25" Libra	Direct	Jan 31, 1956	Feb 2, 1956 into Scorpio
Mercury	1°54'09" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 4, 1956	Feb 2, 1956 into Capricorn
Venus	16°57'17" Pisces	Direct	Jan 17, 1956	Feb 11, 1956 into Aries
Mars	11°24'12" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 14, 1956	Feb 28, 1956 into Capricorn
Jupiter	28°33'05" Leo	Retrograde	Jan 18, 1956	Jul 7, 1956 into Virgo
Saturn	1°26'44" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1956	May 14, 1956 into Scorpio
Uranus	29°51'11" Cancer	Retrograde	Jan 28, 1956	Jun 10, 1956 into Leo
Neptune	0°24'59" Scorpio	Stationing retrograde	Dec 24, 1955	Mar 11, 1956 into Libra
Pluto	27°46'57" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	14°28'35" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on January 31, 1956

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 81% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 31, 06:55 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Jan 31, 21:54 UTC	Mercury sextile Saturn	Exact sextile

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