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Where Were the Planets on April 3, 1956?

Quick Answer

On April 3, 1956, the Sun was in Aries (13°42' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (49% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 3, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°33' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 21°22' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 3, 1956
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°42'22" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1956	Apr 20, 1956 into Taurus
Moon	15°28'01" Capricorn	Direct	Apr 2, 1956	Apr 4, 1956 into Aquarius
Mercury	10°53'36" Aries	Direct	Mar 28, 1956	Apr 12, 1956 into Taurus
Venus	29°09'52" Taurus	Direct	Mar 7, 1956	Apr 4, 1956 into Gemini
Mars	22°36'38" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 28, 1956	Apr 14, 1956 into Aquarius
Jupiter	21°47'44" Leo	Retrograde	Jan 18, 1956	Jul 7, 1956 into Virgo
Saturn	2°24'09" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1956	May 14, 1956 into Scorpio
Uranus	28°13'06" Cancer	Retrograde	Jan 28, 1956	Jun 10, 1956 into Leo
Neptune	29°28'28" Libra	Retrograde	Mar 11, 1956	Oct 19, 1956 into Scorpio
Pluto	26°22'16" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	11°08'25" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on April 3, 1956

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 49% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 3, 08:06 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn	13°33' Capricorn

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