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Where Were the Planets on June 9, 1956?

Quick Answer

On June 9, 1956, the Sun was in Gemini (18°36' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% illuminated). 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 9, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°35' Gemini at midnight UTC to 4°33' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 9, 1956
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°36'14" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1956	Jun 21, 1956 into Cancer
Moon	27°03'53" Gemini	Direct	Jun 7, 1956	Jun 9, 1956 into Cancer
Mercury	0°24'15" Gemini	Direct	Apr 29, 1956	Jul 6, 1956 into Cancer
Venus	7°30'08" Cancer	Retrograde	May 8, 1956	Jun 23, 1956 into Gemini
Mars	3°22'44" Pisces	Direct	Jun 3, 1956	Dec 6, 1956 into Aries
Jupiter	25°25'41" Leo	Direct	Jan 18, 1956	Jul 7, 1956 into Virgo
Saturn	28°05'06" Scorpio	Retrograde	May 14, 1956	Oct 10, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	29°58'17" Cancer	Direct	Jan 28, 1956	Jun 10, 1956 into Leo
Neptune	27°52'12" Libra	Retrograde	Mar 11, 1956	Oct 19, 1956 into Scorpio
Pluto	26°21'11" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	7°35'32" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on June 9, 1956

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 9, 16:41 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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Jupiter and Pluto sat less than a degree 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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