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Where Were the Planets on June 15, 1956?

Quick Answer

On June 15, 1956, the Sun was in Gemini (24°20' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (50% illuminated). Venus, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 15, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°31' Virgo at midnight UTC to 1°07' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 15, 1956
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°20'17" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1956	Jun 21, 1956 into Cancer
Moon	24°22'26" Virgo	Direct	Jun 13, 1956	Jun 15, 1956 into Libra
Mercury	2°42'35" Gemini	Direct	Apr 29, 1956	Jul 6, 1956 into Cancer
Venus	4°49'07" Cancer	Retrograde	May 8, 1956	Jun 23, 1956 into Gemini
Mars	6°31'23" Pisces	Direct	Jun 3, 1956	Dec 6, 1956 into Aries
Jupiter	26°17'22" Leo	Direct	Jan 18, 1956	Jul 7, 1956 into Virgo
Saturn	27°41'44" Scorpio	Retrograde	May 14, 1956	Oct 10, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	0°16'39" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	27°47'20" Libra	Retrograde	Mar 11, 1956	Oct 19, 1956 into Scorpio
Pluto	26°27'10" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	7°16'28" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on June 15, 1956

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 50% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 15, 11:56 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Virgo	24°20' Virgo
Jun 15, 21:58 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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