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Where Were the Planets on September 17, 1956?

Quick Answer

On September 17, 1956, the Sun was in Virgo (24°33' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (93% illuminated). Mercury and Mars were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 17, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°38' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 0°43' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 17, 1956
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°33'37" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1956	Sep 23, 1956 into Libra
Moon	24°40'12" Aquarius	Direct	Sep 15, 1956	Sep 17, 1956 into Pisces
Mercury	11°20'23" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 26, 1956	Sep 29, 1956 into Virgo
Venus	9°28'10" Leo	Direct	Sep 8, 1956	Oct 6, 1956 into Virgo
Mars	16°23'19" Pisces	Retrograde	Jun 3, 1956	Dec 6, 1956 into Aries
Jupiter	14°51'41" Virgo	Direct	Jul 7, 1956	Dec 13, 1956 into Libra
Saturn	28°01'04" Scorpio	Direct	May 14, 1956	Oct 10, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	5°38'30" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	28°52'15" Libra	Direct	Mar 11, 1956	Oct 19, 1956 into Scorpio
Pluto	29°09'21" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	2°17'49" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on September 17, 1956

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 93% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 17, 22:33 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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