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Where Were the Planets on May 17, 1956?

Quick Answer

On May 17, 1956, the Sun was in Taurus (26°32' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (53% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 17, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°12' Leo at midnight UTC to 7°06' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 17, 1956
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°32'36" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1956	May 21, 1956 into Gemini
Moon	0°11'44" Virgo	Direct	May 17, 1956	May 19, 1956 into Libra
Mercury	8°31'32" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 29, 1956	Jul 6, 1956 into Cancer
Venus	5°26'42" Cancer	Direct	May 8, 1956	Jun 23, 1956 into Gemini
Mars	20°14'34" Aquarius	Direct	Apr 14, 1956	Jun 3, 1956 into Pisces
Jupiter	22°49'19" Leo	Direct	Jan 18, 1956	Jul 7, 1956 into Virgo
Saturn	29°45'06" Scorpio	Retrograde	May 14, 1956	Oct 10, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	28°59'13" Cancer	Direct	Jan 28, 1956	Jun 10, 1956 into Leo
Neptune	28°18'59" Libra	Retrograde	Mar 11, 1956	Oct 19, 1956 into Scorpio
Pluto	26°07'15" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	8°48'37" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on May 17, 1956

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 53% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 17, 01:25 UTC	The Sun square Pluto	Exact square
May 17, 05:15 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Leo	26°16' Leo
May 17, 11:39 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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