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Where Were the Planets on July 22, 1956?

Quick Answer

On July 22, 1956, the Sun was in Cancer (29°37' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 22, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°24' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 1°14' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 22, 1956
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°37'43" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1956	Jul 22, 1956 into Leo
Moon	25°19'29" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 20, 1956	Jul 22, 1956 into Aquarius
Mercury	2°39'42" Leo	Direct	Jul 21, 1956	Aug 5, 1956 into Virgo
Venus	23°50'55" Gemini	Direct	Jun 23, 1956	Aug 4, 1956 into Cancer
Mars	21°13'52" Pisces	Direct	Jun 3, 1956	Dec 6, 1956 into Aries
Jupiter	2°47'49" Virgo	Direct	Jul 7, 1956	Dec 13, 1956 into Libra
Saturn	26°13'15" Scorpio	Retrograde	May 14, 1956	Oct 10, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	2°25'46" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	27°41'19" Libra	Direct	Mar 11, 1956	Oct 19, 1956 into Scorpio
Pluto	27°20'59" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	5°18'55" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on July 22, 1956

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

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 22, 09:15 UTC	Mercury conjunct Uranus	Exact conjunction
Jul 22, 21:20 UTC	The Sun enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jul 22, 21:28 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Jul 22, 21:29 UTC	Full Moon in Aquarius	0°00' Aquarius

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