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Where Were the Planets on February 7, 1956?

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On February 7, 1956, the Sun was in Aquarius (17°41' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (17% 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 7, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°33' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 5°19' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 7, 1956
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun17°41'40" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Moon29°26'34" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Mercury27°38'54" CapricornStationing direct into Aquarius
Venus25°24'32" PiscesDirect into Aries
Mars15°59'55" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Jupiter27°40'40" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
Saturn1°52'00" SagittariusDirect into Scorpio
Uranus29°33'37" CancerRetrograde into Leo
Neptune0°24'21" ScorpioRetrograde into Libra
Pluto27°36'51" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
North Node14°06'20" SagittariusDirect into Scorpio

Sky Events on February 7, 1956

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 17% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters CapricornLeaves Sagittarius

Born on February 7, 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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