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Where Were the Planets on February 5, 1956?

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On February 5, 1956, the Sun was in Aquarius (15°40' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (33% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune 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 February 5, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°53' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 11°46' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 5, 1956
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun15°40'02" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Moon5°51'10" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Mercury28°10'20" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
Venus22°59'59" PiscesDirect into Aries
Mars14°41'07" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Jupiter27°55'59" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
Saturn1°45'13" SagittariusDirect into Scorpio
Uranus29°38'33" CancerRetrograde into Leo
Neptune0°24'42" ScorpioRetrograde into Libra
Pluto27°39'46" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
North Node14°12'41" SagittariusDirect into Scorpio

Sky Events on February 5, 1956

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 33% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters SagittariusLeaves Scorpio

Born on February 5, 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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