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Where Were the Planets on March 15, 1956?

Quick Answer

On March 15, 1956, the Sun was in Pisces (24°53' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (10% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 15, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°05' Aries at midnight UTC to 7°35' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 15, 1956
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°53'18" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1956	Mar 20, 1956 into Aries
Moon	0°49'35" Taurus	Direct	Mar 15, 1956	Mar 17, 1956 into Gemini
Mercury	6°23'44" Pisces	Direct	Mar 11, 1956	Mar 28, 1956 into Aries
Venus	8°36'30" Taurus	Direct	Mar 7, 1956	Apr 4, 1956 into Gemini
Mars	10°15'23" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 28, 1956	Apr 14, 1956 into Aquarius
Jupiter	23°08'47" Leo	Retrograde	Jan 18, 1956	Jul 7, 1956 into Virgo
Saturn	2°48'15" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1956	May 14, 1956 into Scorpio
Uranus	28°24'38" Cancer	Retrograde	Jan 28, 1956	Jun 10, 1956 into Leo
Neptune	29°55'37" Libra	Retrograde	Mar 11, 1956	Oct 19, 1956 into Scorpio
Pluto	26°43'28" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	12°08'47" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on March 15, 1956

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 10% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 15, 10:31 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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