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Where Were the Planets on July 1, 1956?

Quick Answer

On July 1, 1956, the Sun was in Cancer (9°35' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (49% illuminated). Venus, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 1, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°52' Aries at midnight UTC to 17°40' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 1, 1956
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°35'50" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1956	Jul 22, 1956 into Leo
Moon	11°14'12" Aries	Direct	Jun 30, 1956	Jul 2, 1956 into Taurus
Mercury	20°43'31" Gemini	Direct	Apr 29, 1956	Jul 6, 1956 into Cancer
Venus	25°29'00" Gemini	Retrograde	Jun 23, 1956	Aug 4, 1956 into Cancer
Mars	14°04'14" Pisces	Direct	Jun 3, 1956	Dec 6, 1956 into Aries
Jupiter	28°52'50" Leo	Direct	Jan 18, 1956	Jul 7, 1956 into Virgo
Saturn	26°50'05" Scorpio	Retrograde	May 14, 1956	Oct 10, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	1°09'54" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	27°39'28" Libra	Retrograde	Mar 11, 1956	Oct 19, 1956 into Scorpio
Pluto	26°47'12" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	6°25'38" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on July 1, 1956

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 49% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 1, 08:41 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Aries	9°28' Aries

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