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Where Were the Planets on June 3, 1956?

Quick Answer

On June 3, 1956, the Sun was in Gemini (12°51' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (33% illuminated). Mercury, Venus, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Mars moved from Aquarius into Pisces.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 3, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°14' Pisces at midnight UTC to 9°07' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 3, 1956
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°51'42" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1956	Jun 21, 1956 into Cancer
Moon	2°38'13" Aries	Direct	Jun 3, 1956	Jun 5, 1956 into Taurus
Mercury	0°45'48" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 29, 1956	Jul 6, 1956 into Cancer
Venus	8°52'03" Cancer	Stationing direct	May 8, 1956	Jun 23, 1956 into Gemini
Mars	0°05'51" Pisces	Direct	Jun 3, 1956	Dec 6, 1956 into Aries
Jupiter	24°38'12" Leo	Direct	Jan 18, 1956	Jul 7, 1956 into Virgo
Saturn	28°30'02" Scorpio	Retrograde	May 14, 1956	Oct 10, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	29°41'02" Cancer	Direct	Jan 28, 1956	Jun 10, 1956 into Leo
Neptune	27°58'02" Libra	Retrograde	Mar 11, 1956	Oct 19, 1956 into Scorpio
Pluto	26°16'09" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	7°54'36" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on June 3, 1956

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 33% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 3, 07:04 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Jun 3, 07:48 UTC	Mars enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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

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