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Where Were the Planets on January 31, 1956?

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On January 31, 1956, the Sun was in Aquarius (10°35' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (81% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury sextiled Saturn while Mercury was retrograde. Careful, practical thinking. Plans made now tend to hold.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 31, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°01' Virgo at midnight UTC to 9°37' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 31, 1956
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun10°35'41" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Moon2°53'25" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Mercury1°54'09" AquariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Venus16°57'17" PiscesDirect into Aries
Mars11°24'12" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Jupiter28°33'05" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
Saturn1°26'44" SagittariusDirect into Scorpio
Uranus29°51'11" CancerRetrograde into Leo
Neptune0°24'59" ScorpioStationing retrograde into Libra
Pluto27°46'57" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
North Node14°28'35" SagittariusDirect into Scorpio

Sky Events on January 31, 1956

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 81% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters LibraLeaves Virgo
Mercury sextile SaturnCareful, practical thinking. Plans made now tend to hold.

Born on January 31, 1956?

Jupiter and Pluto sat less than a degree 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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