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Where Were the Planets on April 2, 1956?

Quick Answer

On April 2, 1956, the Sun was in Aries (12°43' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (58% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 2, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°42' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 9°32' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 2, 1956
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°43'14" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1956	Apr 20, 1956 into Taurus
Moon	3°38'34" Capricorn	Direct	Apr 2, 1956	Apr 4, 1956 into Aquarius
Mercury	8°53'07" Aries	Direct	Mar 28, 1956	Apr 12, 1956 into Taurus
Venus	28°07'30" Taurus	Direct	Mar 7, 1956	Apr 4, 1956 into Gemini
Mars	21°57'48" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 28, 1956	Apr 14, 1956 into Aquarius
Jupiter	21°50'28" Leo	Retrograde	Jan 18, 1956	Jul 7, 1956 into Virgo
Saturn	2°26'16" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1956	May 14, 1956 into Scorpio
Uranus	28°13'14" Cancer	Retrograde	Jan 28, 1956	Jun 10, 1956 into Leo
Neptune	29°30'01" Libra	Retrograde	Mar 11, 1956	Oct 19, 1956 into Scorpio
Pluto	26°23'12" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	11°11'35" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on April 2, 1956

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 58% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 2, 04:37 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Apr 2, 14:11 UTC	Venus sextile Uranus	Exact sextile

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