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Where Were the Planets on February 17, 1956?

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On February 17, 1956, the Sun was in Aquarius (27°48' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (30% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 17, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°20' Aries at midnight UTC to 10°42' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 17, 1956
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°48'37" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1956	Feb 19, 1956 into Pisces
Moon	4°00'11" Taurus	Direct	Feb 17, 1956	Feb 19, 1956 into Gemini
Mercury	1°37'42" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 15, 1956	Mar 11, 1956 into Pisces
Venus	7°22'00" Aries	Direct	Feb 11, 1956	Mar 7, 1956 into Taurus
Mars	22°33'49" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 14, 1956	Feb 28, 1956 into Capricorn
Jupiter	26°21'57" Leo	Retrograde	Jan 18, 1956	Jul 7, 1956 into Virgo
Saturn	2°20'27" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1956	May 14, 1956 into Scorpio
Uranus	29°10'17" Cancer	Retrograde	Jan 28, 1956	Jun 10, 1956 into Leo
Neptune	0°20'35" Scorpio	Retrograde	Dec 24, 1955	Mar 11, 1956 into Libra
Pluto	27°21'58" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	13°34'34" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on February 17, 1956

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 30% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 17, 01:41 UTC	The Sun opposite Pluto	Exact opposition
Feb 17, 04:48 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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