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Where Were the Planets on April 16, 1956?

Quick Answer

On April 16, 1956, the Sun was in Aries (26°28' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (33% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 16, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°51' Gemini at midnight UTC to 14°03' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 16, 1956
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°28'10" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1956	Apr 20, 1956 into Taurus
Moon	6°57'39" Cancer	Direct	Apr 16, 1956	Apr 18, 1956 into Leo
Mercury	7°45'50" Taurus	Direct	Apr 12, 1956	Apr 29, 1956 into Gemini
Venus	12°06'14" Gemini	Direct	Apr 4, 1956	May 8, 1956 into Cancer
Mars	0°58'04" Aquarius	Direct	Apr 14, 1956	Jun 3, 1956 into Pisces
Jupiter	21°29'17" Leo	Stationing direct	Jan 18, 1956	Jul 7, 1956 into Virgo
Saturn	1°49'04" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1956	May 14, 1956 into Scorpio
Uranus	28°16'17" Cancer	Direct	Jan 28, 1956	Jun 10, 1956 into Leo
Neptune	29°07'32" Libra	Retrograde	Mar 11, 1956	Oct 19, 1956 into Scorpio
Pluto	26°12'19" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	10°27'06" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on April 16, 1956

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 33% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 16, 00:14 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Apr 16, 05:35 UTC	The Sun trine Pluto	Exact trine

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