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Where Were the Planets on March 17, 1956?

Quick Answer

On March 17, 1956, the Sun was in Pisces (26°52' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (26% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 17, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°16' Taurus at midnight UTC to 5°04' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 17, 1956
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°52'46" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1956	Mar 20, 1956 into Aries
Moon	28°09'48" Taurus	Direct	Mar 15, 1956	Mar 17, 1956 into Gemini
Mercury	9°39'58" Pisces	Direct	Mar 11, 1956	Mar 28, 1956 into Aries
Venus	10°50'32" Taurus	Direct	Mar 7, 1956	Apr 4, 1956 into Gemini
Mars	11°33'43" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 28, 1956	Apr 14, 1956 into Aquarius
Jupiter	22°57'31" Leo	Retrograde	Jan 18, 1956	Jul 7, 1956 into Virgo
Saturn	2°47'22" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1956	May 14, 1956 into Scorpio
Uranus	28°22'33" Cancer	Retrograde	Jan 28, 1956	Jun 10, 1956 into Leo
Neptune	29°53'03" Libra	Retrograde	Mar 11, 1956	Oct 19, 1956 into Scorpio
Pluto	26°40'56" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	12°02'25" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on March 17, 1956

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 26% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 17, 15:11 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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