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Where Were the Planets on February 24, 1956?

Quick Answer

On February 24, 1956, the Sun was in Pisces (4°51' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (96% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 24, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°02' Leo at midnight UTC to 20°46' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 24, 1956
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°51'50" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1956	Mar 20, 1956 into Aries
Moon	13°24'58" Leo	Direct	Feb 23, 1956	Feb 25, 1956 into Virgo
Mercury	8°29'28" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 15, 1956	Mar 11, 1956 into Pisces
Venus	15°37'55" Aries	Direct	Feb 11, 1956	Mar 7, 1956 into Taurus
Mars	27°09'22" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 14, 1956	Feb 28, 1956 into Capricorn
Jupiter	25°27'01" Leo	Retrograde	Jan 18, 1956	Jul 7, 1956 into Virgo
Saturn	2°34'40" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1956	May 14, 1956 into Scorpio
Uranus	28°55'42" Cancer	Retrograde	Jan 28, 1956	Jun 10, 1956 into Leo
Neptune	0°16'04" Scorpio	Retrograde	Dec 24, 1955	Mar 11, 1956 into Libra
Pluto	27°11'32" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	13°12'19" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on February 24, 1956

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 24, 13:16 UTC	Mars trine Pluto	Exact trine

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