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Where Were the Planets on July 27, 1956?

Quick Answer

On July 27, 1956, the Sun was in Leo (4°24' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (81% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 27, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°16' Pisces at midnight UTC to 1°35' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 27, 1956
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°24'12" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1956	Aug 23, 1956 into Virgo
Moon	25°25'16" Pisces	Direct	Jul 25, 1956	Jul 27, 1956 into Aries
Mercury	12°49'30" Leo	Direct	Jul 21, 1956	Aug 5, 1956 into Virgo
Venus	25°43'38" Gemini	Direct	Jun 23, 1956	Aug 4, 1956 into Cancer
Mars	22°18'25" Pisces	Direct	Jun 3, 1956	Dec 6, 1956 into Aries
Jupiter	3°47'39" Virgo	Direct	Jul 7, 1956	Dec 13, 1956 into Libra
Saturn	26°10'28" Scorpio	Retrograde	May 14, 1956	Oct 10, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	2°44'12" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	27°43'50" Libra	Direct	Mar 11, 1956	Oct 19, 1956 into Scorpio
Pluto	27°29'58" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	5°03'02" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on July 27, 1956

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 81% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 27, 20:53 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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