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Where Were the Planets on September 4, 1956?

Quick Answer

On September 4, 1956, the Sun was in Virgo (11°54' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mars was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 4, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°24' Virgo at midnight UTC to 15°18' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 4, 1956
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°54'47" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1956	Sep 23, 1956 into Libra
Moon	7°53'05" Virgo	Direct	Sep 3, 1956	Sep 6, 1956 into Libra
Mercury	8°31'40" Libra	Direct	Aug 26, 1956	Sep 29, 1956 into Virgo
Venus	26°05'54" Cancer	Direct	Aug 4, 1956	Sep 8, 1956 into Leo
Mars	19°54'21" Pisces	Retrograde	Jun 3, 1956	Dec 6, 1956 into Aries
Jupiter	12°02'58" Virgo	Direct	Jul 7, 1956	Dec 13, 1956 into Libra
Saturn	27°10'53" Scorpio	Direct	May 14, 1956	Oct 10, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	5°00'27" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	28°28'52" Libra	Direct	Mar 11, 1956	Oct 19, 1956 into Scorpio
Pluto	28°45'03" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	2°59'07" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on September 4, 1956

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 4, 16:20 UTC	The Sun conjunct Jupiter	Exact conjunction
Sep 4, 18:57 UTC	New Moon in Virgo	12°12' Virgo

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