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Where Were the Planets on May 24, 1956?

Quick Answer

On May 24, 1956, the Sun was in Gemini (3°16' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 24, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°29' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 7°46' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 24, 1956
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°16'26" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1956	Jun 21, 1956 into Cancer
Moon	1°39'22" Sagittarius	Direct	May 24, 1956	May 26, 1956 into Capricorn
Mercury	5°34'03" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 29, 1956	Jul 6, 1956 into Cancer
Venus	8°02'14" Cancer	Direct	May 8, 1956	Jun 23, 1956 into Gemini
Mars	24°23'02" Aquarius	Direct	Apr 14, 1956	Jun 3, 1956 into Pisces
Jupiter	23°29'16" Leo	Direct	Jan 18, 1956	Jul 7, 1956 into Virgo
Saturn	29°13'48" Scorpio	Retrograde	May 14, 1956	Oct 10, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	29°15'04" Cancer	Direct	Jan 28, 1956	Jun 10, 1956 into Leo
Neptune	28°09'38" Libra	Retrograde	Mar 11, 1956	Oct 19, 1956 into Scorpio
Pluto	26°09'56" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	8°26'22" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on May 24, 1956

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 24, 07:34 UTC	Saturn trine Uranus	Exact trine
May 24, 08:46 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
May 24, 15:31 UTC	Partial Lunar Eclipse in Sagittarius	3°27' Sagittarius

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