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Where Were the Planets on December 2, 1956?

Quick Answer

On December 2, 1956, the Sun was in Sagittarius (10°18' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 2, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°49' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 18°21' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 2, 1956
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°18'09" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1956	Dec 21, 1956 into Capricorn
Moon	12°07'35" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 1, 1956	Dec 3, 1956 into Capricorn
Mercury	21°06'53" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 18, 1956	Dec 8, 1956 into Capricorn
Venus	8°34'01" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 25, 1956	Dec 19, 1956 into Sagittarius
Mars	28°04'16" Pisces	Direct	Jun 3, 1956	Dec 6, 1956 into Aries
Jupiter	28°47'38" Virgo	Direct	Jul 7, 1956	Dec 13, 1956 into Libra
Saturn	5°55'41" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	6°48'25" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	1°33'30" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 19, 1956	Jun 15, 1957 into Libra
Pluto	0°27'21" Virgo	Stationing direct	Oct 20, 1956	Jan 15, 1957 into Leo
North Node	28°16'21" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 30, 1956	May 20, 1958 into Libra

Sky Events on December 2, 1956

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

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 2, 08:00 UTC	Partial Solar Eclipse in Sagittarius	10°08' Sagittarius

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