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Where Were the Planets on December 20, 1956?

Quick Answer

On December 20, 1956, the Sun was in Sagittarius (28°36' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (90% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 20, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°38' Cancer at midnight UTC to 13°30' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 20, 1956
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°36'01" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1956	Dec 21, 1956 into Capricorn
Moon	6°05'58" Leo	Direct	Dec 20, 1956	Dec 22, 1956 into Virgo
Mercury	17°41'18" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 8, 1956	Feb 12, 1957 into Aquarius
Venus	0°52'31" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 19, 1956	Jan 12, 1957 into Capricorn
Mars	7°17'29" Aries	Direct	Dec 6, 1956	Jan 28, 1957 into Taurus
Jupiter	0°40'43" Libra	Direct	Dec 13, 1956	Feb 19, 1957 into Virgo
Saturn	8°01'38" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	6°21'22" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	2°03'07" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 19, 1956	Jun 15, 1957 into Libra
Pluto	0°22'21" Virgo	Retrograde	Oct 20, 1956	Jan 15, 1957 into Leo
North Node	27°19'09" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 30, 1956	May 20, 1958 into Libra

Sky Events on December 20, 1956

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 90% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 20, 02:10 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Dec 20, 02:22 UTC	Venus square Pluto	Exact square
Dec 20, 07:56 UTC	Venus sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile

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