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Where Were the Planets on June 2, 1956?

Quick Answer

On June 2, 1956, the Sun was in Gemini (11°54' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (43% illuminated). Mercury, Venus, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 2, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°41' Pisces at midnight UTC to 26°13' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 2, 1956
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun11°54'14" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Moon19°55'44" PiscesDirect into Aries
Mercury1°03'49" GeminiRetrograde into Cancer
Venus8°57'22" CancerStationing direct into Gemini
Mars29°32'20" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Jupiter24°30'43" LeoDirect into Virgo
Saturn28°34'19" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Uranus29°38'16" CancerDirect into Leo
Neptune27°59'06" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Pluto26°15'24" LeoDirect into Virgo
North Node7°57'47" SagittariusDirect into Scorpio

Sky Events on June 2, 1956

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 43% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on June 2, 1956?

Jupiter and Pluto sat 2 degrees apart in Leo, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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