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Where Were the Planets on December 8, 1956?

Quick Answer

On December 8, 1956, the Sun was in Sagittarius (16°23' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (32% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury trined Pluto. Penetrating focus. Good for investigation and frank talks. Saturn trined Uranus. Mercury moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 8, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°39' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 0°30' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 8, 1956
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°23'43" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1956	Dec 21, 1956 into Capricorn
Moon	24°35'06" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 6, 1956	Dec 8, 1956 into Pisces
Mercury	0°18'21" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 8, 1956	Feb 12, 1957 into Aquarius
Venus	15°59'01" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 25, 1956	Dec 19, 1956 into Sagittarius
Mars	1°00'41" Aries	Direct	Dec 6, 1956	Jan 28, 1957 into Taurus
Jupiter	29°30'40" Virgo	Direct	Jul 7, 1956	Dec 13, 1956 into Libra
Saturn	6°38'13" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	6°41'03" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	1°44'13" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 19, 1956	Jun 15, 1957 into Libra
Pluto	0°26'46" Virgo	Retrograde	Oct 20, 1956	Jan 15, 1957 into Leo
North Node	27°57'17" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 30, 1956	May 20, 1958 into Libra

Sky Events on December 8, 1956

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 32% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 8, 07:10 UTC	Mercury enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Dec 8, 14:12 UTC	Mercury trine Pluto	Penetrating focus. Good for investigation and frank talks.
Dec 8, 20:03 UTC	Saturn trine Uranus	Reform that sticks: change built into lasting structures.
Dec 8, 22:56 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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