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Where Were the Planets on July 8, 1956?

Quick Answer

On July 8, 1956, the Sun was in Cancer (16°16' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Venus, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 8, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°02' Cancer at midnight UTC to 28°16' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 8, 1956
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°16'22" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1956	Jul 22, 1956 into Leo
Moon	20°39'47" Cancer	Direct	Jul 7, 1956	Jul 9, 1956 into Leo
Mercury	3°17'06" Cancer	Direct	Jul 6, 1956	Jul 21, 1956 into Leo
Venus	23°04'13" Gemini	Retrograde	Jun 23, 1956	Aug 4, 1956 into Cancer
Mars	16°52'23" Pisces	Direct	Jun 3, 1956	Dec 6, 1956 into Aries
Jupiter	0°07'48" Virgo	Direct	Jul 7, 1956	Dec 13, 1956 into Libra
Saturn	26°33'28" Scorpio	Retrograde	May 14, 1956	Oct 10, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	1°34'41" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	27°38'30" Libra	Stationing direct	Mar 11, 1956	Oct 19, 1956 into Scorpio
Pluto	26°57'39" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	6°03'24" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on July 8, 1956

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 8, 04:38 UTC	New Moon in Cancer	15°59' Cancer

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