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Where Were the Planets on September 3, 1956?

Quick Answer

On September 3, 1956, the Sun was in Virgo (10°56' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (3% illuminated). Mars was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 3, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°24' Leo at midnight UTC to 0°24' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 3, 1956
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°56'37" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1956	Sep 23, 1956 into Libra
Moon	22°54'59" Leo	Direct	Sep 1, 1956	Sep 3, 1956 into Virgo
Mercury	7°45'55" Libra	Direct	Aug 26, 1956	Sep 29, 1956 into Virgo
Venus	25°06'41" Cancer	Direct	Aug 4, 1956	Sep 8, 1956 into Leo
Mars	20°10'09" Pisces	Retrograde	Jun 3, 1956	Dec 6, 1956 into Aries
Jupiter	11°49'57" Virgo	Direct	Jul 7, 1956	Dec 13, 1956 into Libra
Saturn	27°07'36" Scorpio	Direct	May 14, 1956	Oct 10, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	4°57'19" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	28°27'13" Libra	Direct	Mar 11, 1956	Oct 19, 1956 into Scorpio
Pluto	28°43'08" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	3°02'18" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on September 3, 1956

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 3% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 3, 23:20 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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