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Where Were the Planets on June 5, 1956?

Quick Answer

On June 5, 1956, the Sun was in Gemini (14°46' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (15% illuminated). Mercury, Venus, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 5, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°25' Aries at midnight UTC to 6°07' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 5, 1956
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°46'35" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1956	Jun 21, 1956 into Cancer
Moon	29°13'13" Aries	Direct	Jun 3, 1956	Jun 5, 1956 into Taurus
Mercury	0°21'28" Gemini	Stationing direct	Apr 29, 1956	Jul 6, 1956 into Cancer
Venus	8°34'15" Cancer	Retrograde	May 8, 1956	Jun 23, 1956 into Gemini
Mars	1°12'19" Pisces	Direct	Jun 3, 1956	Dec 6, 1956 into Aries
Jupiter	24°53'32" Leo	Direct	Jan 18, 1956	Jul 7, 1956 into Virgo
Saturn	28°21'34" Scorpio	Retrograde	May 14, 1956	Oct 10, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	29°46'39" Cancer	Direct	Jan 28, 1956	Jun 10, 1956 into Leo
Neptune	27°55'59" Libra	Retrograde	Mar 11, 1956	Oct 19, 1956 into Scorpio
Pluto	26°17'43" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	7°48'15" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on June 5, 1956

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 15% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 5, 13:21 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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