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Where Were the Planets on January 20, 1956?

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On January 20, 1956, the Sun was in Capricorn (29°24' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (45% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 20, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°08' Aries at midnight UTC to 0°26' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 20, 1956
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun29°24'51" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Moon23°45'25" AriesDirect into Taurus
Mercury13°07'12" AquariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Venus3°33'17" PiscesDirect into Aries
Mars4°11'27" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Jupiter29°46'02" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
Saturn0°38'54" SagittariusDirect into Scorpio
Uranus0°19'46" LeoRetrograde into Cancer
Neptune0°22'37" ScorpioDirect into Libra
Pluto28°01'44" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
North Node15°03'32" SagittariusDirect into Scorpio

Sky Events on January 20, 1956

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 45% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
First Quarter Moon in Aries29°53' Aries
The Moon enters TaurusLeaves Aries

Born on January 20, 1956?

Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were all in Leo, so everyone born that day carries a strong Leo streak alongside their Capricorn Sun. Jupiter and Pluto sat 2 degrees apart in Leo, 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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