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Where Were the Planets on June 8, 1956?

Quick Answer

On June 8, 1956, the Sun was in Gemini (17°38' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Venus, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 8, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°46' Gemini at midnight UTC to 19°34' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 8, 1956
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°38'51" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1956	Jun 21, 1956 into Cancer
Moon	12°09'16" Gemini	Direct	Jun 7, 1956	Jun 9, 1956 into Cancer
Mercury	0°16'53" Gemini	Stationing retrograde	Apr 29, 1956	Jul 6, 1956 into Cancer
Venus	7°49'40" Cancer	Retrograde	May 8, 1956	Jun 23, 1956 into Gemini
Mars	2°50'27" Pisces	Direct	Jun 3, 1956	Dec 6, 1956 into Aries
Jupiter	25°17'28" Leo	Direct	Jan 18, 1956	Jul 7, 1956 into Virgo
Saturn	28°09'09" Scorpio	Retrograde	May 14, 1956	Oct 10, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	29°55'20" Cancer	Direct	Jan 28, 1956	Jun 10, 1956 into Leo
Neptune	27°53'07" Libra	Retrograde	Mar 11, 1956	Oct 19, 1956 into Scorpio
Pluto	26°20'17" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	7°38'43" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on June 8, 1956

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 8, 21:20 UTC	Total Solar Eclipse in Gemini	18°01' Gemini

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