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Where Were the Planets on March 12, 1956?

Quick Answer

On March 12, 1956, the Sun was in Pisces (21°53' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 12, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°39' Pisces at midnight UTC to 27°34' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 12, 1956
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	21°53'49" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1956	Mar 20, 1956 into Aries
Moon	21°05'50" Pisces	Direct	Mar 10, 1956	Mar 13, 1956 into Aries
Mercury	1°38'32" Pisces	Direct	Mar 11, 1956	Mar 28, 1956 into Aries
Venus	5°13'58" Taurus	Direct	Mar 7, 1956	Apr 4, 1956 into Gemini
Mars	8°17'45" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 28, 1956	Apr 14, 1956 into Aquarius
Jupiter	23°26'44" Leo	Retrograde	Jan 18, 1956	Jul 7, 1956 into Virgo
Saturn	2°48'48" Sagittarius	Stationing direct	Jan 12, 1956	May 14, 1956 into Scorpio
Uranus	28°28'09" Cancer	Retrograde	Jan 28, 1956	Jun 10, 1956 into Leo
Neptune	29°59'19" Libra	Retrograde	Mar 11, 1956	Oct 19, 1956 into Scorpio
Pluto	26°47'24" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	12°18'19" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on March 12, 1956

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 12, 13:37 UTC	New Moon in Pisces	21°58' Pisces

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