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Where Were the Planets on February 9, 1956?

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On February 9, 1956, the Sun was in Aquarius (19°43' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (5% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury sextiled Venus. Conversation carries some warmth, and tact comes without effort.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 9, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°08' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 29°03' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 9, 1956
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun19°43'15" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Moon23°05'30" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Mercury27°38'41" CapricornStationing retrograde into Aquarius
Venus27°48'46" PiscesDirect into Aries
Mars17°18'43" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Jupiter27°25'09" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
Saturn1°58'26" SagittariusDirect into Scorpio
Uranus29°28'46" CancerRetrograde into Leo
Neptune0°23'52" ScorpioRetrograde into Libra
Pluto27°33'54" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
North Node13°59'59" SagittariusDirect into Scorpio

Sky Events on February 9, 1956

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 5% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Mercury sextile VenusConversation carries some warmth, and tact comes without effort.

Born on February 9, 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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