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Where Were the Planets on July 30, 1956?

Quick Answer

On July 30, 1956, the Sun was in Leo (7°16' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (53% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 30, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°56' Aries at midnight UTC to 10°02' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 30, 1956
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°16'17" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1956	Aug 23, 1956 into Virgo
Moon	3°26'50" Taurus	Direct	Jul 30, 1956	Aug 1, 1956 into Gemini
Mercury	18°37'20" Leo	Direct	Jul 21, 1956	Aug 5, 1956 into Virgo
Venus	27°10'41" Gemini	Direct	Jun 23, 1956	Aug 4, 1956 into Cancer
Mars	22°48'42" Pisces	Direct	Jun 3, 1956	Dec 6, 1956 into Aries
Jupiter	4°24'07" Virgo	Direct	Jul 7, 1956	Dec 13, 1956 into Libra
Saturn	26°09'57" Scorpio	Stationing direct	May 14, 1956	Oct 10, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	2°55'15" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	27°45'43" Libra	Direct	Mar 11, 1956	Oct 19, 1956 into Scorpio
Pluto	27°35'29" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	4°53'30" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on July 30, 1956

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 30, 05:40 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Jul 30, 19:31 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Taurus	7°34' Taurus

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