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Where Were the Planets on April 17, 1956?

Quick Answer

On April 17, 1956, the Sun was in Aries (27°26' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (45% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 17, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°03' Cancer at midnight UTC to 28°13' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 17, 1956
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°26'50" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1956	Apr 20, 1956 into Taurus
Moon	21°09'06" Cancer	Direct	Apr 16, 1956	Apr 18, 1956 into Leo
Mercury	9°45'06" Taurus	Direct	Apr 12, 1956	Apr 29, 1956 into Gemini
Venus	13°02'51" Gemini	Direct	Apr 4, 1956	May 8, 1956 into Cancer
Mars	1°36'20" Aquarius	Direct	Apr 14, 1956	Jun 3, 1956 into Pisces
Jupiter	21°29'11" Leo	Stationing direct	Jan 18, 1956	Jul 7, 1956 into Virgo
Saturn	1°45'50" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1956	May 14, 1956 into Scorpio
Uranus	28°16'55" Cancer	Direct	Jan 28, 1956	Jun 10, 1956 into Leo
Neptune	29°05'54" Libra	Retrograde	Mar 11, 1956	Oct 19, 1956 into Scorpio
Pluto	26°11'44" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	10°23'56" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on April 17, 1956

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 45% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 17, 17:29 UTC	Mars sextile Saturn	Exact sextile
Apr 17, 23:28 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Cancer	27°55' Cancer

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