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Where Were the Planets on June 26, 1956?

Quick Answer

On June 26, 1956, the Sun was in Cancer (4°49' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (91% illuminated). Venus, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 26, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°13' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 16°05' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 26, 1956
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°49'51" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1956	Jul 22, 1956 into Leo
Moon	10°09'37" Aquarius	Direct	Jun 25, 1956	Jun 28, 1956 into Pisces
Mercury	13°23'42" Gemini	Direct	Apr 29, 1956	Jul 6, 1956 into Cancer
Venus	28°10'01" Gemini	Retrograde	Jun 23, 1956	Aug 4, 1956 into Cancer
Mars	11°51'47" Pisces	Direct	Jun 3, 1956	Dec 6, 1956 into Aries
Jupiter	28°01'44" Leo	Direct	Jan 18, 1956	Jul 7, 1956 into Virgo
Saturn	27°04'20" Scorpio	Retrograde	May 14, 1956	Oct 10, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	0°52'41" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	27°41'06" Libra	Retrograde	Mar 11, 1956	Oct 19, 1956 into Scorpio
Pluto	26°40'20" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	6°41'31" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on June 26, 1956

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 91% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 26, 16:22 UTC	Venus sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile

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