# Astrology Calendar 1956

> 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.

Canonical page: https://www.selfgazer.com/sky/calendar/1956

## Seasons

| Date (UTC) | Event |
| --- | --- |
| 1956-03-20 15:20 UTC | March Equinox, the Sun enters Aries |
| 1956-06-21 10:24 UTC | June Solstice, the Sun enters Cancer |
| 1956-09-23 01:35 UTC | September Equinox, the Sun enters Libra |
| 1956-12-21 20:59 UTC | December Solstice, the Sun enters Capricorn |

## Eclipses

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1956-05-24 15:31 UTC | Partial Lunar Eclipse in Sagittarius | 3°27' Sagittarius |
| 1956-06-08 21:20 UTC | Total Solar Eclipse in Gemini | 18°01' Gemini |
| 1956-11-18 06:47 UTC | Total Lunar Eclipse in Taurus | 25°56' Taurus |
| 1956-12-02 08:00 UTC | Partial Solar Eclipse in Sagittarius | 10°08' Sagittarius |

## Retrogrades

| Planet | Stations retrograde | Stations direct | Signs | Shadow |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Uranus | 1955-11-08 09:48 UTC at 2°20' Leo | 1956-04-05 11:11 UTC at 28°12' Cancer | Leo, Cancer | 1955-07-25 to 1956-07-20 |
| Pluto | 1955-12-01 04:09 UTC at 28°36' Leo | 1956-05-07 20:00 UTC at 26°05' Leo | Leo | 1955-08-08 to 1956-08-31 |
| Jupiter | 1955-12-18 04:34 UTC at 1°30' Virgo | 1956-04-17 12:59 UTC at 21°29' Leo | Virgo, Leo | 1955-09-22 to 1956-07-15 |
| Mercury | 1956-01-18 15:49 UTC at 13°26' Aquarius | 1956-02-08 12:11 UTC at 27°35' Capricorn | Aquarius, Capricorn | 1956-01-02 to 1956-02-28 |
| Neptune | 1956-02-01 06:14 UTC at 0°25' Scorpio | 1956-07-09 06:08 UTC at 27°38' Libra | Scorpio, Libra | 1955-10-13 to 1956-10-30 |
| Saturn | 1956-03-12 03:30 UTC at 2°48' Sagittarius | 1956-07-30 18:34 UTC at 26°09' Scorpio | Sagittarius, Scorpio | 1955-12-06 to 1956-11-05 |
| Mercury | 1956-05-14 12:14 UTC at 8°52' Gemini | 1956-06-07 08:27 UTC at 0°13' Gemini | Gemini | 1956-04-30 to 1956-06-22 |
| Venus | 1956-05-31 18:03 UTC at 9°00' Cancer | 1956-07-13 21:16 UTC at 22°30' Gemini | Cancer, Gemini | 1956-04-28 to 1956-08-16 |
| Mars | 1956-08-10 16:15 UTC at 23°39' Pisces | 1956-10-10 10:13 UTC at 13°09' Pisces | Pisces | 1956-06-29 to 1956-11-22 |
| Mercury | 1956-09-13 14:00 UTC at 12°11' Libra | 1956-10-05 14:22 UTC at 27°16' Virgo | Libra, Virgo | 1956-08-24 to 1956-10-20 |
| Uranus | 1956-11-12 06:56 UTC at 6°59' Leo | 1957-04-10 08:21 UTC at 2°51' Leo | Leo | 1956-07-29 to 1957-07-25 |
| Pluto | 1956-12-02 07:12 UTC at 0°27' Virgo | 1957-05-09 19:57 UTC at 27°55' Leo | Virgo, Leo | 1956-08-10 to 1957-09-02 |

## January 1956

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1956-01-04 09:15 UTC | Mercury enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 1956-01-12 18:51 UTC | Saturn enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 1956-01-13 03:01 UTC | New Moon in Capricorn | 21°54' Capricorn |
| 1956-01-14 02:27 UTC | Mars enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 1956-01-14 10:18 UTC | Jupiter sextile Neptune | Exact sextile |
| 1956-01-15 11:43 UTC | Jupiter square Saturn | Exact square |
| 1956-01-17 14:22 UTC | Venus enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 1956-01-17 22:35 UTC | Saturn trine Uranus | Exact trine |
| 1956-01-18 02:07 UTC | Jupiter re-enters Leo (retrograde) | Leaves Virgo |
| 1956-01-18 15:49 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 13°26' Aquarius |
| 1956-01-19 13:29 UTC | Uranus square Neptune | Exact square |
| 1956-01-21 01:48 UTC | The Sun enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 1956-01-27 14:40 UTC | Full Moon in Leo | 6°39' Leo |
| 1956-01-28 01:49 UTC | Uranus re-enters Cancer (retrograde) | Leaves Leo |

## February 1956

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1956-02-01 06:14 UTC | Neptune stations retrograde | 0°25' Scorpio |
| 1956-02-02 12:13 UTC | Mercury re-enters Capricorn (retrograde) | Leaves Aquarius |
| 1956-02-08 02:39 UTC | Jupiter conjunct Pluto | Exact conjunction |
| 1956-02-08 12:11 UTC | Mercury stations direct | 27°35' Capricorn |
| 1956-02-11 07:46 UTC | Venus enters Aries | Leaves Pisces |
| 1956-02-11 21:38 UTC | New Moon in Aquarius | 22°09' Aquarius |
| 1956-02-15 06:36 UTC | Mercury enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 1956-02-19 16:05 UTC | The Sun enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 1956-02-26 01:42 UTC | Full Moon in Virgo | 6°26' Virgo |
| 1956-02-28 20:04 UTC | Mars enters Capricorn | Leaves Sagittarius |

## March 1956

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1956-03-07 21:31 UTC | Venus enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 1956-03-11 10:27 UTC | Mercury enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 1956-03-11 22:16 UTC | Neptune re-enters Libra (retrograde) | Leaves Scorpio |
| 1956-03-12 03:30 UTC | Saturn stations retrograde | 2°48' Sagittarius |
| 1956-03-12 13:37 UTC | New Moon in Pisces | 21°58' Pisces |
| 1956-03-20 15:20 UTC | The Sun enters Aries | March Equinox |
| 1956-03-26 13:11 UTC | Full Moon in Libra | 5°51' Libra |
| 1956-03-28 22:41 UTC | Mercury enters Aries | Leaves Pisces |

## April 1956

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1956-04-04 07:23 UTC | Venus enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 1956-04-05 11:11 UTC | Uranus stations direct | 28°12' Cancer |
| 1956-04-11 02:39 UTC | New Moon in Aries | 21°11' Aries |
| 1956-04-12 17:09 UTC | Mercury enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 1956-04-14 23:38 UTC | Mars enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 1956-04-17 12:59 UTC | Jupiter stations direct | 21°29' Leo |
| 1956-04-20 02:43 UTC | The Sun enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 1956-04-25 01:41 UTC | Full Moon in Scorpio | 4°50' Scorpio |
| 1956-04-29 22:41 UTC | Mercury enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |

## May 1956

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1956-05-05 10:31 UTC | Uranus square Neptune | Exact square |
| 1956-05-07 20:00 UTC | Pluto stations direct | 26°05' Leo |
| 1956-05-08 02:19 UTC | Venus enters Cancer | Leaves Gemini |
| 1956-05-10 13:04 UTC | New Moon in Taurus | 19°50' Taurus |
| 1956-05-14 03:39 UTC | Saturn re-enters Scorpio (retrograde) | Leaves Sagittarius |
| 1956-05-14 12:14 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 8°52' Gemini |
| 1956-05-21 02:13 UTC | The Sun enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 1956-05-24 07:34 UTC | Saturn trine Uranus | Exact trine |
| 1956-05-24 15:31 UTC | Partial Lunar Eclipse in Sagittarius | 3°27' Sagittarius |
| 1956-05-31 18:03 UTC | Venus stations retrograde | 9°00' Cancer |

## June 1956

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1956-06-03 07:48 UTC | Mars enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 1956-06-07 08:27 UTC | Mercury stations direct | 0°13' Gemini |
| 1956-06-08 21:20 UTC | Total Solar Eclipse in Gemini | 18°01' Gemini |
| 1956-06-10 01:48 UTC | Uranus enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 1956-06-16 17:39 UTC | Jupiter conjunct Pluto | Exact conjunction |
| 1956-06-21 10:24 UTC | The Sun enters Cancer | June Solstice |
| 1956-06-22 01:56 UTC | Jupiter square Saturn | Exact square |
| 1956-06-23 06:14 UTC | Full Moon in Capricorn | 1°44' Capricorn |
| 1956-06-23 12:04 UTC | Venus re-enters Gemini (retrograde) | Leaves Cancer |
| 1956-06-24 12:07 UTC | Jupiter sextile Neptune | Exact sextile |

## July 1956

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1956-07-02 05:00 UTC | Saturn square Pluto | Exact square |
| 1956-07-06 19:01 UTC | Mercury enters Cancer | Leaves Gemini |
| 1956-07-07 18:54 UTC | Jupiter enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 1956-07-08 04:38 UTC | New Moon in Cancer | 15°59' Cancer |
| 1956-07-09 06:08 UTC | Neptune stations direct | 27°38' Libra |
| 1956-07-13 21:16 UTC | Venus stations direct | 22°30' Gemini |
| 1956-07-21 05:33 UTC | Mercury enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 1956-07-22 21:20 UTC | The Sun enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 1956-07-22 21:29 UTC | Full Moon in Aquarius | 0°00' Aquarius |
| 1956-07-30 18:34 UTC | Saturn stations direct | 26°09' Scorpio |

## August 1956

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1956-08-04 09:49 UTC | Venus enters Cancer | Leaves Gemini |
| 1956-08-05 19:05 UTC | Mercury enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 1956-08-06 11:25 UTC | New Moon in Leo | 13°57' Leo |
| 1956-08-09 02:25 UTC | Neptune sextile Pluto | Exact sextile |
| 1956-08-10 16:15 UTC | Mars stations retrograde | 23°39' Pisces |
| 1956-08-21 12:38 UTC | Full Moon in Aquarius | 28°24' Aquarius |
| 1956-08-23 04:15 UTC | The Sun enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 1956-08-26 13:28 UTC | Mercury enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |

## September 1956

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1956-09-04 18:57 UTC | New Moon in Virgo | 12°12' Virgo |
| 1956-09-08 09:24 UTC | Venus enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 1956-09-13 14:00 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 12°11' Libra |
| 1956-09-20 03:19 UTC | Full Moon in Pisces | 27°08' Pisces |
| 1956-09-23 01:35 UTC | The Sun enters Libra | September Equinox |
| 1956-09-29 21:23 UTC | Mercury re-enters Virgo (retrograde) | Leaves Libra |

## October 1956

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1956-10-04 04:25 UTC | New Moon in Libra | 10°55' Libra |
| 1956-10-05 14:22 UTC | Mercury stations direct | 27°16' Virgo |
| 1956-10-06 03:12 UTC | Venus enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 1956-10-07 15:49 UTC | Saturn square Pluto | Exact square |
| 1956-10-10 10:13 UTC | Mars stations direct | 13°09' Pisces |
| 1956-10-10 15:13 UTC | Saturn enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 1956-10-11 07:31 UTC | Mercury enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |
| 1956-10-18 12:15 UTC | Neptune sextile Pluto | Exact sextile |
| 1956-10-19 11:19 UTC | Neptune enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 1956-10-19 17:25 UTC | Full Moon in Aries | 26°18' Aries |
| 1956-10-20 05:50 UTC | Pluto enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 1956-10-23 10:34 UTC | The Sun enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 1956-10-30 21:00 UTC | The North Node enters Scorpio | Leaves Sagittarius |
| 1956-10-31 08:18 UTC | Mercury enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 1956-10-31 19:39 UTC | Venus enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |

## November 1956

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1956-11-02 16:44 UTC | New Moon in Scorpio | 10°15' Scorpio |
| 1956-11-12 06:56 UTC | Uranus stations retrograde | 6°59' Leo |
| 1956-11-18 06:47 UTC | Total Lunar Eclipse in Taurus | 25°56' Taurus |
| 1956-11-18 21:42 UTC | Mercury enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 1956-11-22 07:50 UTC | The Sun enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 1956-11-25 13:00 UTC | Venus enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |

## December 1956

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1956-12-02 07:12 UTC | Pluto stations retrograde | 0°27' Virgo |
| 1956-12-02 08:00 UTC | Partial Solar Eclipse in Sagittarius | 10°08' Sagittarius |
| 1956-12-06 11:18 UTC | Mars enters Aries | Leaves Pisces |
| 1956-12-08 07:10 UTC | Mercury enters Capricorn | Leaves Sagittarius |
| 1956-12-08 20:03 UTC | Saturn trine Uranus | Exact trine |
| 1956-12-13 01:54 UTC | Jupiter enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |
| 1956-12-17 19:06 UTC | Full Moon in Gemini | 25°51' Gemini |
| 1956-12-19 19:06 UTC | Venus enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 1956-12-21 20:59 UTC | The Sun enters Capricorn | December Solstice |

## Questions

### What Are the Key Astrology Dates in 1956?

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.

### 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.

## Method

Positions are geocentric and tropical: apparent longitudes on the true ecliptic and equinox of date, corrected for light time and aberration. They are computed with the open-source Astronomy Engine library (VSOP87 planetary theory) and agree with the Swiss Ephemeris to within about one arcminute. The North Node is the mean node. Times are given in UTC and US Eastern time.

Source: [Selfgazer](https://www.selfgazer.com/sky/calendar/1956). Free to cite with a link to the source page.