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Where Were the Planets on June 1, 1956?

Quick Answer

On June 1, 1956, the Sun was in Gemini (10°56' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (53% illuminated). Mercury, Venus, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 1, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°26' Pisces at midnight UTC to 13°41' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 1, 1956
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°56'46" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1956	Jun 21, 1956 into Cancer
Moon	7°32'12" Pisces	Direct	May 31, 1956	Jun 3, 1956 into Aries
Mercury	1°25'23" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 29, 1956	Jul 6, 1956 into Cancer
Venus	9°00'18" Cancer	Stationing direct	May 8, 1956	Jun 23, 1956 into Gemini
Mars	28°58'38" Aquarius	Direct	Apr 14, 1956	Jun 3, 1956 into Pisces
Jupiter	24°23'21" Leo	Direct	Jan 18, 1956	Jul 7, 1956 into Virgo
Saturn	28°38'37" Scorpio	Retrograde	May 14, 1956	Oct 10, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	29°35'33" Cancer	Direct	Jan 28, 1956	Jun 10, 1956 into Leo
Neptune	28°00'11" Libra	Retrograde	Mar 11, 1956	Oct 19, 1956 into Scorpio
Pluto	26°14'41" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	8°00'57" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on June 1, 1956

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

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 1, 19:13 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Pisces	11°14' Pisces

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