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Where Were the Planets on August 20, 1956?

Quick Answer

On August 20, 1956, the Sun was in Leo (27°25' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (99% illuminated). Mars was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 20, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°05' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 22°03' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 20, 1956
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°25'18" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1956	Aug 23, 1956 into Virgo
Moon	16°04'05" Aquarius	Direct	Aug 19, 1956	Aug 21, 1956 into Pisces
Mercury	22°29'20" Virgo	Direct	Aug 5, 1956	Aug 26, 1956 into Libra
Venus	12°08'16" Cancer	Direct	Aug 4, 1956	Sep 8, 1956 into Leo
Mars	23°00'55" Pisces	Retrograde	Jun 3, 1956	Dec 6, 1956 into Aries
Jupiter	8°48'34" Virgo	Direct	Jul 7, 1956	Dec 13, 1956 into Libra
Saturn	26°30'48" Scorpio	Direct	May 14, 1956	Oct 10, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	4°10'51" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	28°06'36" Libra	Direct	Mar 11, 1956	Oct 19, 1956 into Scorpio
Pluto	28°15'51" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	3°46'47" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on August 20, 1956

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 20, 20:39 UTC	Mercury opposite Mars	Exact opposition

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