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Where Were the Planets on December 10, 1956?

Quick Answer

On December 10, 1956, the Sun was in Sagittarius (18°25' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (50% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 10, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°28' Pisces at midnight UTC to 24°34' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 10, 1956
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°25'40" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1956	Dec 21, 1956 into Capricorn
Moon	18°29'51" Pisces	Direct	Dec 8, 1956	Dec 11, 1956 into Aries
Mercury	3°20'09" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 8, 1956	Feb 12, 1957 into Aquarius
Venus	18°27'37" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 25, 1956	Dec 19, 1956 into Sagittarius
Mars	2°01'27" Aries	Direct	Dec 6, 1956	Jan 28, 1957 into Taurus
Jupiter	29°43'52" Virgo	Direct	Jul 7, 1956	Dec 13, 1956 into Libra
Saturn	6°52'18" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	6°38'12" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	1°47'36" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 19, 1956	Jun 15, 1957 into Libra
Pluto	0°26'19" Virgo	Retrograde	Oct 20, 1956	Jan 15, 1957 into Leo
North Node	27°50'56" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 30, 1956	May 20, 1958 into Libra

Sky Events on December 10, 1956

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

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 10, 11:51 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Pisces	18°25' Pisces

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