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Where Were the Planets on September 13, 1956?

Quick Answer

On September 13, 1956, the Sun was in Virgo (20°39' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (64% illuminated). Mars was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 13, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°06' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 12°59' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 13, 1956
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	20°39'39" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1956	Sep 23, 1956 into Libra
Moon	7°04'00" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 12, 1956	Sep 15, 1956 into Aquarius
Mercury	12°11'01" Libra	Stationing retrograde	Aug 26, 1956	Sep 29, 1956 into Virgo
Venus	5°15'25" Leo	Direct	Sep 8, 1956	Oct 6, 1956 into Virgo
Mars	17°26'22" Pisces	Retrograde	Jun 3, 1956	Dec 6, 1956 into Aries
Jupiter	13°59'56" Virgo	Direct	Jul 7, 1956	Dec 13, 1956 into Libra
Saturn	27°44'13" Scorpio	Direct	May 14, 1956	Oct 10, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	5°27'22" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	28°44'42" Libra	Direct	Mar 11, 1956	Oct 19, 1956 into Scorpio
Pluto	29°02'02" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	2°30'31" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on September 13, 1956

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 64% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 13, 16:48 UTC	Venus conjunct Uranus	Exact conjunction

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