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Where Were the Planets on March 31, 1956?

Quick Answer

On March 31, 1956, the Sun was in Aries (10°44' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (76% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 31, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°37' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 15°45' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 31, 1956
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°44'54" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1956	Apr 20, 1956 into Taurus
Moon	9°43'24" Sagittarius	Direct	Mar 30, 1956	Apr 2, 1956 into Capricorn
Mercury	4°55'45" Aries	Direct	Mar 28, 1956	Apr 12, 1956 into Taurus
Venus	26°01'48" Taurus	Direct	Mar 7, 1956	Apr 4, 1956 into Gemini
Mars	20°40'05" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 28, 1956	Apr 14, 1956 into Aquarius
Jupiter	21°56'26" Leo	Retrograde	Jan 18, 1956	Jul 7, 1956 into Virgo
Saturn	2°30'13" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1956	May 14, 1956 into Scorpio
Uranus	28°13'39" Cancer	Retrograde	Jan 28, 1956	Jun 10, 1956 into Leo
Neptune	29°33'05" Libra	Retrograde	Mar 11, 1956	Oct 19, 1956 into Scorpio
Pluto	26°25'08" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	11°17'57" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on March 31, 1956

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 76% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 31, 20:44 UTC	Venus square Pluto	Exact square

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