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Where Were the Planets on February 29, 1956?

Quick Answer

On February 29, 1956, the Sun was in Pisces (9°53' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (86% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 29, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°29' Libra at midnight UTC to 0°40' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 29, 1956
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°53'13" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1956	Mar 20, 1956 into Aries
Moon	24°08'17" Libra	Direct	Feb 27, 1956	Feb 29, 1956 into Scorpio
Mercury	14°32'18" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 15, 1956	Mar 11, 1956 into Pisces
Venus	21°28'17" Aries	Direct	Feb 11, 1956	Mar 7, 1956 into Taurus
Mars	0°26'07" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 28, 1956	Apr 14, 1956 into Aquarius
Jupiter	24°49'05" Leo	Retrograde	Jan 18, 1956	Jul 7, 1956 into Virgo
Saturn	2°41'52" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1956	May 14, 1956 into Scorpio
Uranus	28°46'21" Cancer	Retrograde	Jan 28, 1956	Jun 10, 1956 into Leo
Neptune	0°11'56" Scorpio	Retrograde	Dec 24, 1955	Mar 11, 1956 into Libra
Pluto	27°04'11" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	12°56'26" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on February 29, 1956

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 86% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 29, 03:33 UTC	Mars sextile Neptune	Exact sextile
Feb 29, 22:44 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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