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Where Were the Planets on September 27, 1956?

Quick Answer

On September 27, 1956, the Sun was in Libra (4°20' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (50% illuminated). Mercury and Mars were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 27, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°41' Gemini at midnight UTC to 11°41' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 27, 1956
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°20'46" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1956	Oct 23, 1956 into Scorpio
Moon	4°39'39" Cancer	Direct	Sep 27, 1956	Sep 29, 1956 into Leo
Mercury	2°23'02" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 26, 1956	Sep 29, 1956 into Virgo
Venus	20°19'18" Leo	Direct	Sep 8, 1956	Oct 6, 1956 into Virgo
Mars	14°15'22" Pisces	Retrograde	Jun 3, 1956	Dec 6, 1956 into Aries
Jupiter	16°59'49" Virgo	Direct	Jul 7, 1956	Dec 13, 1956 into Libra
Saturn	28°48'15" Scorpio	Direct	May 14, 1956	Oct 10, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	6°03'43" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	29°12'14" Libra	Direct	Mar 11, 1956	Oct 19, 1956 into Scorpio
Pluto	29°26'46" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	1°46'03" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on September 27, 1956

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 50% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 27, 03:59 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Sep 27, 11:25 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Cancer	4°19' Cancer

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