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Where Were the Planets on December 22, 1956?

Quick Answer

On December 22, 1956, the Sun was in Capricorn (0°38' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (71% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 22, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°13' Leo at midnight UTC to 12°38' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 22, 1956
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°38'12" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1956	Jan 20, 1957 into Aquarius
Moon	5°28'34" Virgo	Direct	Dec 22, 1956	Dec 24, 1956 into Libra
Mercury	20°12'21" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 8, 1956	Feb 12, 1957 into Aquarius
Venus	3°21'50" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 19, 1956	Jan 12, 1957 into Capricorn
Mars	8°22'48" Aries	Direct	Dec 6, 1956	Jan 28, 1957 into Taurus
Jupiter	0°50'10" Libra	Direct	Dec 13, 1956	Feb 19, 1957 into Virgo
Saturn	8°15'13" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	6°17'31" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	2°05'55" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 19, 1956	Jun 15, 1957 into Libra
Pluto	0°21'13" Virgo	Retrograde	Oct 20, 1956	Jan 15, 1957 into Leo
North Node	27°12'48" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 30, 1956	May 20, 1958 into Libra

Sky Events on December 22, 1956

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 71% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 22, 02:55 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Dec 22, 05:01 UTC	Mars trine Saturn	Exact trine
Dec 22, 05:23 UTC	The Sun trine Pluto	Exact trine
Dec 22, 17:04 UTC	The Sun square Jupiter	Exact square

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