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Where Were the Planets on March 11, 1956?

Quick Answer

On March 11, 1956, the Sun was in Pisces (20°53' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (1% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 11, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°59' Pisces at midnight UTC to 14°39' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 11, 1956
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	20°53'56" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1956	Mar 20, 1956 into Aries
Moon	8°17'49" Pisces	Direct	Mar 10, 1956	Mar 13, 1956 into Aries
Mercury	0°05'55" Pisces	Direct	Mar 11, 1956	Mar 28, 1956 into Aries
Venus	4°06'04" Taurus	Direct	Mar 7, 1956	Apr 4, 1956 into Gemini
Mars	7°38'31" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 28, 1956	Apr 14, 1956 into Aquarius
Jupiter	23°33'00" Leo	Retrograde	Jan 18, 1956	Jul 7, 1956 into Virgo
Saturn	2°48'48" Sagittarius	Stationing retrograde	Jan 12, 1956	May 14, 1956 into Scorpio
Uranus	28°29'25" Cancer	Retrograde	Jan 28, 1956	Jun 10, 1956 into Leo
Neptune	0°00'30" Scorpio	Retrograde	Dec 24, 1955	Mar 11, 1956 into Libra
Pluto	26°48'45" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	12°21'29" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on March 11, 1956

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 11, 10:27 UTC	Mercury enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Mar 11, 10:36 UTC	Mercury trine Neptune	Exact trine
Mar 11, 22:16 UTC	Neptune re-enters Libra (retrograde)	Leaves Scorpio

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