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Where Were the Planets on February 6, 1956?

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On February 6, 1956, the Sun was in Aquarius (16°40' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (24% 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 6, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°46' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 23°33' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 6, 1956
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun16°40'52" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Moon17°40'33" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Mercury27°50'32" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
Venus24°12'18" PiscesDirect into Aries
Mars15°20'31" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Jupiter27°48'21" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
Saturn1°48'39" SagittariusDirect into Scorpio
Uranus29°36'05" CancerRetrograde into Leo
Neptune0°24'32" ScorpioRetrograde into Libra
Pluto27°38'19" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
North Node14°09'31" SagittariusDirect into Scorpio

Sky Events on February 6, 1956

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 24% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on February 6, 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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