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Where Were the Planets on March 28, 1956?

Quick Answer

On March 28, 1956, the Sun was in Aries (7°47' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (96% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 28, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°26' Libra at midnight UTC to 8°29' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 28, 1956
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°47'09" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1956	Apr 20, 1956 into Taurus
Moon	2°00'55" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 28, 1956	Mar 30, 1956 into Sagittarius
Mercury	29°09'20" Pisces	Direct	Mar 11, 1956	Mar 28, 1956 into Aries
Venus	22°50'59" Taurus	Direct	Mar 7, 1956	Apr 4, 1956 into Gemini
Mars	18°43'19" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 28, 1956	Apr 14, 1956 into Aquarius
Jupiter	22°06'45" Leo	Retrograde	Jan 18, 1956	Jul 7, 1956 into Virgo
Saturn	2°35'28" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1956	May 14, 1956 into Scorpio
Uranus	28°14'41" Cancer	Retrograde	Jan 28, 1956	Jun 10, 1956 into Leo
Neptune	29°37'37" Libra	Retrograde	Mar 11, 1956	Oct 19, 1956 into Scorpio
Pluto	26°28'11" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	11°27'28" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on March 28, 1956

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 28, 00:27 UTC	Mercury trine Uranus	Exact trine
Mar 28, 08:18 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Mar 28, 22:41 UTC	Mercury enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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