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Where Were the Planets on June 23, 1956?

Quick Answer

On June 23, 1956, the Sun was in Cancer (1°58' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Venus, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 23, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°39' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 10°32' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 23, 1956
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°58'14" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1956	Jul 22, 1956 into Leo
Moon	4°36'16" Capricorn	Direct	Jun 23, 1956	Jun 25, 1956 into Aquarius
Mercury	9°42'48" Gemini	Direct	Apr 29, 1956	Jul 6, 1956 into Cancer
Venus	0°00'07" Cancer	Retrograde	May 8, 1956	Jun 23, 1956 into Gemini
Mars	10°28'03" Pisces	Direct	Jun 3, 1956	Dec 6, 1956 into Aries
Jupiter	27°32'08" Leo	Direct	Jan 18, 1956	Jul 7, 1956 into Virgo
Saturn	27°13'45" Scorpio	Retrograde	May 14, 1956	Oct 10, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	0°42'35" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	27°42'26" Libra	Retrograde	Mar 11, 1956	Oct 19, 1956 into Scorpio
Pluto	26°36'28" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	6°51'03" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on June 23, 1956

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 23, 02:42 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Jun 23, 06:14 UTC	Full Moon in Capricorn	1°44' Capricorn
Jun 23, 12:04 UTC	Venus re-enters Gemini (retrograde)	Leaves Cancer

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