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Where Were the Planets on January 16, 1956?

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On January 16, 1956, the Sun was in Capricorn (25°20' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (10% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Venus opposed Pluto. Possessiveness and power plays in love or money.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 16, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°31' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 8°51' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 16, 1956
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun25°20'28" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Moon2°40'27" PiscesDirect into Aries
Mercury13°01'00" AquariusDirect into Capricorn
Venus28°39'08" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Mars1°34'13" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Jupiter0°08'44" VirgoRetrograde into Leo
Saturn0°19'15" SagittariusDirect into Scorpio
Uranus0°30'13" LeoRetrograde into Cancer
Neptune0°20'44" ScorpioDirect into Libra
Pluto28°06'41" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
North Node15°16'14" SagittariusDirect into Scorpio

Sky Events on January 16, 1956

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 10% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Venus opposite PlutoPossessiveness and power plays in love or money.
The Moon enters PiscesLeaves Aquarius

Born on January 16, 1956?

Mars and Saturn sat 1 degrees apart in Sagittarius, 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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