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Ephemeris for December 1956

Where the Sun, Moon and planets stood on each day of December 1956, with the sign, the degree within it and whether the planet was moving backwards. Each row is the position at 00:00 UTC.

Positions of the ten classical planets for each day of December 1956, at 00:00 UTC.
DaySunMoonMercuryVenusMarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptunePluto
1 8°47′ 23°05′ 18°48′ 6°43′ 27°22′ 28°36′ 5°45′ 6°50′ 1°31′ 0°28′
2 9°48′ 5°50′ 20°21′ 7°57′ 27°50′ 28°44′ 5°52′ 6°49′ 1°33′ 0°28′
3 10°49′ 18°22′ 21°53′ 9°11′ 28°19′ 28°52′ 5°59′ 6°48′ 1°35′ 0°28′
4 11°50′ 0°43′ 23°25′ 10°25′ 28°47′ 28°59′ 6°07′ 6°47′ 1°37′ 0°27′
5 12°50′ 12°53′ 24°58′ 11°39′ 29°17′ 29°06′ 6°13′ 6°46′ 1°38′ 0°27′
6 13°52′ 24°53′ 26°29′ 12°53′ 29°46′ 29°13′ 6°20′ 6°44′ 1°40′ 0°27′
7 14°52′ 6°48′ 28°01′ 14°08′ 0°16′ 29°20′ 6°28′ 6°43′ 1°42′ 0°27′
8 15°53′ 18°40′ 29°32′ 15°22′ 0°46′ 29°27′ 6°35′ 6°41′ 1°44′ 0°27′
9 16°54′ 0°31′ 1°04′ 16°36′ 1°16′ 29°34′ 6°42′ 6°40′ 1°45′ 0°26′
10 17°55′ 12°28′ 2°35′ 17°50′ 1°46′ 29°41′ 6°49′ 6°39′ 1°47′ 0°26′
11 18°56′ 24°35′ 4°05′ 19°05′ 2°17′ 29°47′ 6°56′ 6°37′ 1°49′ 0°26′
12 19°57′ 6°55′ 5°35′ 20°19′ 2°47′ 29°53′ 7°03′ 6°36′ 1°50′ 0°26′
13 20°58′ 19°35′ 7°05′ 21°34′ 3°19′ 29°59′ 7°10′ 6°34′ 1°52′ 0°26′
14 21°59′ 2°37′ 8°34′ 22°48′ 3°50′ 0°05′ 7°17′ 6°33′ 1°53′ 0°25′
15 23°00′ 16°04′ 10°02′ 24°02′ 4°21′ 0°11′ 7°24′ 6°31′ 1°55′ 0°25′
16 24°01′ 29°56′ 11°28′ 25°17′ 4°53′ 0°17′ 7°31′ 6°29′ 1°56′ 0°25′
17 25°02′ 14°14′ 12°54′ 26°31′ 5°25′ 0°22′ 7°38′ 6°28′ 1°58′ 0°24′
18 26°04′ 28°51′ 14°19′ 27°46′ 5°56′ 0°28′ 7°44′ 6°26′ 1°59′ 0°23′
19 27°04′ 13°42′ 15°41′ 29°01′ 6°29′ 0°33′ 7°52′ 6°24′ 2°01′ 0°23′
20 28°05′ 28°38′ 17°02′ 0°15′ 7°01′ 0°38′ 7°58′ 6°22′ 2°02′ 0°23′
21 29°07′ 13°32′ 18°20′ 1°30′ 7°34′ 0°43′ 8°05′ 6°20′ 2°04′ 0°22′
22 0°08′ 28°14′ 19°35′ 2°44′ 8°06′ 0°48′ 8°12′ 6°19′ 2°05′ 0°22′
23 1°09′ 12°39′ 20°48′ 3°59′ 8°39′ 0°52′ 8°19′ 6°16′ 2°07′ 0°21′
24 2°10′ 26°44′ 21°56′ 5°14′ 9°12′ 0°57′ 8°25′ 6°14′ 2°08′ 0°20′
25 3°11′ 10°29′ 23°01′ 6°29′ 9°45′ 1°01′ 8°32′ 6°13′ 2°10′ 0°20′
26 4°12′ 23°53′ 24°00′ 7°43′ 10°19′ 1°05′ 8°39′ 6°10′ 2°11′ 0°19′
27 5°13′ 6°59′ 24°53′ 8°58′ 10°52′ 1°09′ 8°46′ 6°08′ 2°12′ 0°18′
28 6°14′ 19°49′ 25°40′ 10°13′ 11°25′ 1°13′ 8°52′ 6°06′ 2°13′ 0°17′
29 7°16′ 2°26′ 26°20′ 11°28′ 11°59′ 1°16′ 8°59′ 6°04′ 2°14′ 0°17′
30 8°17′ 14°52′ 26°51′ 12°43′ 12°33′ 1°19′ 9°05′ 6°02′ 2°16′ 0°16′
31 9°18′ 27°09′ 27°13′ 13°58′ 13°07′ 1°23′ 9°11′ 5°59′ 2°17′ 0°15′

Each cell gives the sign glyph and the degree within that sign at 00:00 UTC. ℞ marks retrograde motion. If you are comparing with a table from elsewhere, check which moment of the day it uses: the Moon covers half a degree an hour, so the same date can read differently. Columns run ☉ Sun, ☽ Moon, ☿ Mercury, ♀ Venus, ♂ Mars, ♃ Jupiter, ♄ Saturn, ♅ Uranus, ♆ Neptune, ♇ Pluto.

What changes during December 1956

  • 1 DecMoon moves into Sagittarius
  • 3 DecPluto turns retrograde
  • 3 DecMoon moves into Capricorn
  • 6 DecMoon moves into Aquarius
  • 6 DecMars moves into Aries
  • 8 DecMoon moves into Pisces
  • 8 DecMercury moves into Capricorn
  • 11 DecMoon moves into Aries
  • 13 DecMoon moves into Taurus
  • 13 DecJupiter moves into Libra
  • 16 DecMoon moves into Gemini
  • 18 DecMoon moves into Cancer
  • 19 DecVenus moves into Sagittarius
  • 20 DecMoon moves into Leo
  • 21 DecSun moves into Capricorn
  • 22 DecMoon moves into Virgo
  • 24 DecMoon moves into Libra
  • 26 DecMoon moves into Scorpio
  • 28 DecMoon moves into Sagittarius

A planet turning is given to the nearest day. The table samples one moment each day, and a planet stands nearly still for a week either side of a station, so the hour it turns is not something a daily table can show.

This is the sky for everybody

A table says where the planets were. Where they were for you needs your own date, time and place, and that is a different calculation.