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Where Were the Planets on August 29, 1956?

Quick Answer

On August 29, 1956, the Sun was in Virgo (6°06' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (47% illuminated). Mars was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 29, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°23' Gemini at midnight UTC to 17°09' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 29, 1956
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°06'10" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1956	Sep 23, 1956 into Libra
Moon	10°14'14" Gemini	Direct	Aug 28, 1956	Aug 30, 1956 into Cancer
Mercury	3°11'20" Libra	Direct	Aug 26, 1956	Sep 29, 1956 into Virgo
Venus	20°17'08" Cancer	Direct	Aug 4, 1956	Sep 8, 1956 into Leo
Mars	21°23'38" Pisces	Retrograde	Jun 3, 1956	Dec 6, 1956 into Aries
Jupiter	10°44'57" Virgo	Direct	Jul 7, 1956	Dec 13, 1956 into Libra
Saturn	26°52'27" Scorpio	Direct	May 14, 1956	Oct 10, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	4°41'13" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	28°19'18" Libra	Direct	Mar 11, 1956	Oct 19, 1956 into Scorpio
Pluto	28°33'26" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	3°18'11" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on August 29, 1956

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 47% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 29, 04:13 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Gemini	5°47' Gemini

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