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Where Were the Planets on January 13, 1956?

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On January 13, 1956, the Sun was in Capricorn (22°17' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

The New Moon fell at 21°54' Capricorn.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 13, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°24' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 2°19' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 13, 1956
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun22°17'02" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Moon26°21'31" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Mercury11°08'59" AquariusDirect into Capricorn
Venus24°58'00" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Mars29°36'20" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Jupiter0°24'10" VirgoRetrograde into Leo
Saturn0°03'46" SagittariusDirect into Scorpio
Uranus0°38'00" LeoRetrograde into Cancer
Neptune0°18'57" ScorpioDirect into Libra
Pluto28°10'13" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
North Node15°25'46" SagittariusDirect into Scorpio

Sky Events on January 13, 1956

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

DateEventDetail
New Moon in Capricorn21°54' Capricorn
The Moon enters AquariusLeaves Capricorn

Born on January 13, 1956?

Mars and Saturn sat less than a degree 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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