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Where Were the Planets on May 30, 1956?

Quick Answer

On May 30, 1956, the Sun was in Gemini (9°01' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (72% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Mars trined Neptune. Inspired action. Good for dance, art, charity and following a hunch.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 30, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°28' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 19°22' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 30, 1956
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°01'46" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1956	Jun 21, 1956 into Cancer
Moon	13°25'09" Aquarius	Direct	May 29, 1956	May 31, 1956 into Pisces
Mercury	2°17'44" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 29, 1956	Jul 6, 1956 into Cancer
Venus	8°59'08" Cancer	Stationing retrograde	May 8, 1956	Jun 23, 1956 into Gemini
Mars	27°50'41" Aquarius	Direct	Apr 14, 1956	Jun 3, 1956 into Pisces
Jupiter	24°09'02" Leo	Direct	Jan 18, 1956	Jul 7, 1956 into Virgo
Saturn	28°47'18" Scorpio	Retrograde	May 14, 1956	Oct 10, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	29°30'13" Cancer	Direct	Jan 28, 1956	Jun 10, 1956 into Leo
Neptune	28°02'25" Libra	Retrograde	Mar 11, 1956	Oct 19, 1956 into Scorpio
Pluto	26°13'20" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	8°07'19" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on May 30, 1956

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 72% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 30, 19:59 UTC	Mars trine Neptune	Inspired action. Good for dance, art, charity and following a hunch.

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