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Where Were the Planets on November 21, 1956?

Quick Answer

On November 21, 1956, the Sun was in Scorpio (29°09' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (87% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 21, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°37' Cancer at midnight UTC to 19°03' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 21, 1956
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°09'54" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1956	Nov 22, 1956 into Sagittarius
Moon	11°51'01" Cancer	Direct	Nov 20, 1956	Nov 22, 1956 into Leo
Mercury	4°03'56" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 18, 1956	Dec 8, 1956 into Capricorn
Venus	25°02'37" Libra	Direct	Oct 31, 1956	Nov 25, 1956 into Scorpio
Mars	23°07'57" Pisces	Direct	Jun 3, 1956	Dec 6, 1956 into Aries
Jupiter	27°16'31" Virgo	Direct	Jul 7, 1956	Dec 13, 1956 into Libra
Saturn	4°37'24" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	6°57'09" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	1°12'06" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 19, 1956	Jun 15, 1957 into Libra
Pluto	0°25'35" Virgo	Direct	Oct 20, 1956	Jan 15, 1957 into Leo
North Node	28°51'18" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 30, 1956	May 20, 1958 into Libra

Sky Events on November 21, 1956

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 87% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 21, 21:16 UTC	Mercury conjunct Saturn	Exact conjunction

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