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Astrology Calendar 1956

Every sign change, retrograde, eclipse and New and Full Moon of the year, solved to the minute.

Quick Answer

In 1956, Mercury is retrograde 3 times (Jan 18 to Feb 8; May 14 to Jun 7; Sep 13 to Oct 5). There are 4 eclipses: Partial Lunar Eclipse on May 24, 1956 in Sagittarius; Total Solar Eclipse on June 8, 1956 in Gemini; Total Lunar Eclipse on November 18, 1956 in Taurus; Partial Solar Eclipse on December 2, 1956 in Sagittarius. All dates are in UTC.

Equinoxes and Solstices 1956

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 20, 1956, 15:20 UTC	March Equinox	The Sun enters Aries
Jun 21, 1956, 10:24 UTC	June Solstice	The Sun enters Cancer
Sep 23, 1956, 01:35 UTC	September Equinox	The Sun enters Libra
Dec 21, 1956, 20:59 UTC	December Solstice	The Sun enters Capricorn

Eclipses 1956

Global eclipse peaks. Visibility depends on location.

Date	Event	Detail
May 24, 1956, 15:31 UTC	Partial Lunar Eclipse in Sagittarius	3°27' Sagittarius
Jun 8, 1956, 21:20 UTC	Total Solar Eclipse in Gemini	18°01' Gemini
Nov 18, 1956, 06:47 UTC	Total Lunar Eclipse in Taurus	25°56' Taurus
Dec 2, 1956, 08:00 UTC	Partial Solar Eclipse in Sagittarius	10°08' Sagittarius

Retrogrades 1956

Every retrograde period that overlaps 1956, with station degrees and shadow periods.

Planet	Stations Retrograde	Stations Direct	Signs	Shadow Period
Uranus	Nov 8, 1955, 09:48 UTC 2°20' Leo	Apr 5, 1956, 11:11 UTC 28°12' Cancer	Leo, Cancer	Jul 25, 1955 to Jul 20, 1956
Pluto	Dec 1, 1955, 04:09 UTC 28°36' Leo	May 7, 1956, 20:00 UTC 26°05' Leo	Leo	Aug 8, 1955 to Aug 31, 1956
Jupiter	Dec 18, 1955, 04:34 UTC 1°30' Virgo	Apr 17, 1956, 12:59 UTC 21°29' Leo	Virgo, Leo	Sep 22, 1955 to Jul 15, 1956
Mercury	Jan 18, 1956, 15:49 UTC 13°26' Aquarius	Feb 8, 1956, 12:11 UTC 27°35' Capricorn	Aquarius, Capricorn	Jan 2, 1956 to Feb 28, 1956
Neptune	Feb 1, 1956, 06:14 UTC 0°25' Scorpio	Jul 9, 1956, 06:08 UTC 27°38' Libra	Scorpio, Libra	Oct 13, 1955 to Oct 30, 1956
Saturn	Mar 12, 1956, 03:30 UTC 2°48' Sagittarius	Jul 30, 1956, 18:34 UTC 26°09' Scorpio	Sagittarius, Scorpio	Dec 6, 1955 to Nov 5, 1956
Mercury	May 14, 1956, 12:14 UTC 8°52' Gemini	Jun 7, 1956, 08:27 UTC 0°13' Gemini	Gemini	Apr 30, 1956 to Jun 22, 1956
Venus	May 31, 1956, 18:03 UTC 9°00' Cancer	Jul 13, 1956, 21:16 UTC 22°30' Gemini	Cancer, Gemini	Apr 28, 1956 to Aug 16, 1956
Mars	Aug 10, 1956, 16:15 UTC 23°39' Pisces	Oct 10, 1956, 10:13 UTC 13°09' Pisces	Pisces	Jun 29, 1956 to Nov 22, 1956
Mercury	Sep 13, 1956, 14:00 UTC 12°11' Libra	Oct 5, 1956, 14:22 UTC 27°16' Virgo	Libra, Virgo	Aug 24, 1956 to Oct 20, 1956
Uranus	Nov 12, 1956, 06:56 UTC 6°59' Leo	Apr 10, 1957, 08:21 UTC 2°51' Leo	Leo	Jul 29, 1956 to Jul 25, 1957
Pluto	Dec 2, 1956, 07:12 UTC 0°27' Virgo	May 9, 1957, 19:57 UTC 27°55' Leo	Virgo, Leo	Aug 10, 1956 to Sep 2, 1957

Zodiac Season Dates 1956

When the Sun enters each sign.

Sign	Begins
Aquarius season	Jan 21, 1956, 01:48 UTC
Pisces season	Feb 19, 1956, 16:05 UTC
Aries season	Mar 20, 1956, 15:20 UTC
Taurus season	Apr 20, 1956, 02:43 UTC
Gemini season	May 21, 1956, 02:13 UTC
Cancer season	Jun 21, 1956, 10:24 UTC
Leo season	Jul 22, 1956, 21:20 UTC
Virgo season	Aug 23, 1956, 04:15 UTC
Libra season	Sep 23, 1956, 01:35 UTC
Scorpio season	Oct 23, 1956, 10:34 UTC
Sagittarius season	Nov 22, 1956, 07:50 UTC
Capricorn season	Dec 21, 1956, 20:59 UTC

Month by Month 1956

New and Full Moons, eclipses, stations, planetary ingresses and the exact aspects between Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto.

January 1956

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 4, 09:15 UTC	Mercury enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Jan 12, 18:51 UTC	Saturn enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Jan 13, 03:01 UTC	New Moon in Capricorn	21°54' Capricorn
Jan 14, 02:27 UTC	Mars enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Jan 14, 10:18 UTC	Jupiter sextile Neptune	Exact sextile
Jan 15, 11:43 UTC	Jupiter square Saturn	Exact square
Jan 17, 14:22 UTC	Venus enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Jan 17, 22:35 UTC	Saturn trine Uranus	Exact trine
Jan 18, 02:07 UTC	Jupiter re-enters Leo (retrograde)	Leaves Virgo
Jan 18, 15:49 UTC	Mercury stations retrograde	13°26' Aquarius
Jan 19, 13:29 UTC	Uranus square Neptune	Exact square
Jan 21, 01:48 UTC	The Sun enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Jan 27, 14:40 UTC	Full Moon in Leo	6°39' Leo
Jan 28, 01:49 UTC	Uranus re-enters Cancer (retrograde)	Leaves Leo

February 1956

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 1, 06:14 UTC	Neptune stations retrograde	0°25' Scorpio
Feb 2, 12:13 UTC	Mercury re-enters Capricorn (retrograde)	Leaves Aquarius
Feb 8, 02:39 UTC	Jupiter conjunct Pluto	Exact conjunction
Feb 8, 12:11 UTC	Mercury stations direct	27°35' Capricorn
Feb 11, 07:46 UTC	Venus enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Feb 11, 21:38 UTC	New Moon in Aquarius	22°09' Aquarius
Feb 15, 06:36 UTC	Mercury enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Feb 19, 16:05 UTC	The Sun enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Feb 26, 01:42 UTC	Full Moon in Virgo	6°26' Virgo
Feb 28, 20:04 UTC	Mars enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

March 1956

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 7, 21:31 UTC	Venus enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Mar 11, 10:27 UTC	Mercury enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Mar 11, 22:16 UTC	Neptune re-enters Libra (retrograde)	Leaves Scorpio
Mar 12, 03:30 UTC	Saturn stations retrograde	2°48' Sagittarius
Mar 12, 13:37 UTC	New Moon in Pisces	21°58' Pisces
Mar 20, 15:20 UTC	The Sun enters Aries	March Equinox
Mar 26, 13:11 UTC	Full Moon in Libra	5°51' Libra
Mar 28, 22:41 UTC	Mercury enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

April 1956

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 4, 07:23 UTC	Venus enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Apr 5, 11:11 UTC	Uranus stations direct	28°12' Cancer
Apr 11, 02:39 UTC	New Moon in Aries	21°11' Aries
Apr 12, 17:09 UTC	Mercury enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Apr 14, 23:38 UTC	Mars enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Apr 17, 12:59 UTC	Jupiter stations direct	21°29' Leo
Apr 20, 02:43 UTC	The Sun enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Apr 25, 01:41 UTC	Full Moon in Scorpio	4°50' Scorpio
Apr 29, 22:41 UTC	Mercury enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

May 1956

Date	Event	Detail
May 5, 10:31 UTC	Uranus square Neptune	Exact square
May 7, 20:00 UTC	Pluto stations direct	26°05' Leo
May 8, 02:19 UTC	Venus enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
May 10, 13:04 UTC	New Moon in Taurus	19°50' Taurus
May 14, 03:39 UTC	Saturn re-enters Scorpio (retrograde)	Leaves Sagittarius
May 14, 12:14 UTC	Mercury stations retrograde	8°52' Gemini
May 21, 02:13 UTC	The Sun enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
May 24, 07:34 UTC	Saturn trine Uranus	Exact trine
May 24, 15:31 UTC	Partial Lunar Eclipse in Sagittarius	3°27' Sagittarius
May 31, 18:03 UTC	Venus stations retrograde	9°00' Cancer

June 1956

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 3, 07:48 UTC	Mars enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Jun 7, 08:27 UTC	Mercury stations direct	0°13' Gemini
Jun 8, 21:20 UTC	Total Solar Eclipse in Gemini	18°01' Gemini
Jun 10, 01:48 UTC	Uranus enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jun 16, 17:39 UTC	Jupiter conjunct Pluto	Exact conjunction
Jun 21, 10:24 UTC	The Sun enters Cancer	June Solstice
Jun 22, 01:56 UTC	Jupiter square Saturn	Exact square
Jun 23, 06:14 UTC	Full Moon in Capricorn	1°44' Capricorn
Jun 23, 12:04 UTC	Venus re-enters Gemini (retrograde)	Leaves Cancer
Jun 24, 12:07 UTC	Jupiter sextile Neptune	Exact sextile

July 1956

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 2, 05:00 UTC	Saturn square Pluto	Exact square
Jul 6, 19:01 UTC	Mercury enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Jul 7, 18:54 UTC	Jupiter enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Jul 8, 04:38 UTC	New Moon in Cancer	15°59' Cancer
Jul 9, 06:08 UTC	Neptune stations direct	27°38' Libra
Jul 13, 21:16 UTC	Venus stations direct	22°30' Gemini
Jul 21, 05:33 UTC	Mercury enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jul 22, 21:20 UTC	The Sun enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jul 22, 21:29 UTC	Full Moon in Aquarius	0°00' Aquarius
Jul 30, 18:34 UTC	Saturn stations direct	26°09' Scorpio

August 1956

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 4, 09:49 UTC	Venus enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Aug 5, 19:05 UTC	Mercury enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Aug 6, 11:25 UTC	New Moon in Leo	13°57' Leo
Aug 9, 02:25 UTC	Neptune sextile Pluto	Exact sextile
Aug 10, 16:15 UTC	Mars stations retrograde	23°39' Pisces
Aug 21, 12:38 UTC	Full Moon in Aquarius	28°24' Aquarius
Aug 23, 04:15 UTC	The Sun enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Aug 26, 13:28 UTC	Mercury enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

September 1956

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 4, 18:57 UTC	New Moon in Virgo	12°12' Virgo
Sep 8, 09:24 UTC	Venus enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Sep 13, 14:00 UTC	Mercury stations retrograde	12°11' Libra
Sep 20, 03:19 UTC	Full Moon in Pisces	27°08' Pisces
Sep 23, 01:35 UTC	The Sun enters Libra	September Equinox
Sep 29, 21:23 UTC	Mercury re-enters Virgo (retrograde)	Leaves Libra

October 1956

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 4, 04:25 UTC	New Moon in Libra	10°55' Libra
Oct 5, 14:22 UTC	Mercury stations direct	27°16' Virgo
Oct 6, 03:12 UTC	Venus enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Oct 7, 15:49 UTC	Saturn square Pluto	Exact square
Oct 10, 10:13 UTC	Mars stations direct	13°09' Pisces
Oct 10, 15:13 UTC	Saturn enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Oct 11, 07:31 UTC	Mercury enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Oct 18, 12:15 UTC	Neptune sextile Pluto	Exact sextile
Oct 19, 11:19 UTC	Neptune enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Oct 19, 17:25 UTC	Full Moon in Aries	26°18' Aries
Oct 20, 05:50 UTC	Pluto enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Oct 23, 10:34 UTC	The Sun enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Oct 30, 21:00 UTC	The North Node enters Scorpio	Leaves Sagittarius
Oct 31, 08:18 UTC	Mercury enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Oct 31, 19:39 UTC	Venus enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

November 1956

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 2, 16:44 UTC	New Moon in Scorpio	10°15' Scorpio
Nov 12, 06:56 UTC	Uranus stations retrograde	6°59' Leo
Nov 18, 06:47 UTC	Total Lunar Eclipse in Taurus	25°56' Taurus
Nov 18, 21:42 UTC	Mercury enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Nov 22, 07:50 UTC	The Sun enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Nov 25, 13:00 UTC	Venus enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

December 1956

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 2, 07:12 UTC	Pluto stations retrograde	0°27' Virgo
Dec 2, 08:00 UTC	Partial Solar Eclipse in Sagittarius	10°08' Sagittarius
Dec 6, 11:18 UTC	Mars enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Dec 8, 07:10 UTC	Mercury enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Dec 8, 20:03 UTC	Saturn trine Uranus	Exact trine
Dec 13, 01:54 UTC	Jupiter enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Dec 17, 19:06 UTC	Full Moon in Gemini	25°51' Gemini
Dec 19, 19:06 UTC	Venus enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Dec 21, 20:59 UTC	The Sun enters Capricorn	December Solstice

Planetary Positions for Every Day of 1956

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Questions About 1956

What Are the Key Astrology Dates in 1956?

When Is Mercury Retrograde in 1956?

Mercury is retrograde 3 times in 1956: from January 18, 1956 to February 8, 1956 (Aquarius and Capricorn); from May 14, 1956 to June 7, 1956 (Gemini); from September 13, 1956 to October 5, 1956 (Libra and Virgo).

When Are the Eclipses in 1956?

Partial Lunar Eclipse in Sagittarius on May 24, 1956; Total Solar Eclipse in Gemini on June 8, 1956; Total Lunar Eclipse in Taurus on November 18, 1956; Partial Solar Eclipse in Sagittarius on December 2, 1956.

When Do the Seasons Start in 1956?

March Equinox: March 20, 1956 at 10:20 AM ET (15:20 UTC); June Solstice: June 21, 1956 at 6:24 AM ET (10:24 UTC); September Equinox: September 22, 1956 at 9:35 PM ET (01:35 UTC on September 23); December Solstice: December 21, 1956 at 3:59 PM ET (20:59 UTC).

Why Do Some Calendars List a Different Date?

Most astrology sites print a single date without a time zone. An ingress at 10:49 PM in New York is already the next day in London and Sydney, so two correct sources can disagree by a day. Selfgazer gives every time in both US Eastern time and UTC, and the tables switch to your own time zone in the browser.

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