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Where Were the Planets on February 8, 1956?

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On February 8, 1956, the Sun was in Aquarius (18°42' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (10% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Jupiter met Pluto in Leo. Power and wealth concentrate. Big ambitions, big consequences.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 8, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°19' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 17°08' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 8, 1956
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun18°42'28" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Moon11°13'39" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Mercury27°35'06" CapricornStationing direct into Aquarius
Venus26°36'41" PiscesDirect into Aries
Mars16°39'19" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Jupiter27°32'56" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
Saturn1°55'16" SagittariusDirect into Scorpio
Uranus29°31'11" CancerRetrograde into Leo
Neptune0°24'07" ScorpioRetrograde into Libra
Pluto27°35'23" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
North Node14°03'10" SagittariusDirect into Scorpio

Sky Events on February 8, 1956

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 10% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Jupiter conjunct PlutoPower and wealth concentrate. Big ambitions, big consequences.

Born on February 8, 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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