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Where Were the Planets on January 12, 1956?

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On January 12, 1956, the Sun was in Capricorn (21°15' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Saturn entered Sagittarius, a sign change that comes around once every 29 years or so.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 12, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°34' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 20°24' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 12, 1956
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun21°15'53" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Moon14°28'53" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Mercury10°15'27" AquariusDirect into Capricorn
Venus23°44'13" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Mars28°57'03" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Jupiter0°28'59" VirgoRetrograde into Leo
Saturn29°58'29" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Uranus0°40'35" LeoRetrograde into Cancer
Neptune0°18'18" ScorpioDirect into Libra
Pluto28°11'21" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
North Node15°28'57" SagittariusDirect into Scorpio

Sky Events on January 12, 1956

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Saturn enters SagittariusLeaves Scorpio

Born on January 12, 1956?

Mars, Saturn and Neptune were all in Scorpio, so everyone born that day carries a strong Scorpio streak alongside their Capricorn Sun. Mars and Saturn sat 1 degrees apart in Scorpio, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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