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Where Were the Planets on December 16, 1956?

Quick Answer

On December 16, 1956, the Sun was in Sagittarius (24°31' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (98% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 16, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°56' Taurus at midnight UTC to 14°13' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 16, 1956
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°31'46" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1956	Dec 21, 1956 into Capricorn
Moon	7°02'16" Gemini	Direct	Dec 16, 1956	Dec 18, 1956 into Cancer
Mercury	12°11'25" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 8, 1956	Feb 12, 1957 into Aquarius
Venus	25°54'12" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 25, 1956	Dec 19, 1956 into Sagittarius
Mars	5°08'50" Aries	Direct	Dec 6, 1956	Jan 28, 1957 into Taurus
Jupiter	0°19'51" Libra	Direct	Dec 13, 1956	Feb 19, 1957 into Virgo
Saturn	7°34'09" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	6°28'36" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	1°57'13" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 19, 1956	Jun 15, 1957 into Libra
Pluto	0°24'17" Virgo	Retrograde	Oct 20, 1956	Jan 15, 1957 into Leo
North Node	27°31'52" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 30, 1956	May 20, 1958 into Libra

Sky Events on December 16, 1956

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 16, 00:06 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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