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Where Were the Planets on February 12, 1956?

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On February 12, 1956, the Sun was in Aquarius (22°45' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% illuminated). 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 12, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°22' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 5°46' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 12, 1956
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun22°45'27" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Moon29°33'15" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Mercury28°28'59" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Venus1°24'27" AriesDirect into Taurus
Mars19°16'54" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Jupiter27°01'35" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
Saturn2°07'24" SagittariusDirect into Scorpio
Uranus29°21'39" CancerRetrograde into Leo
Neptune0°22'53" ScorpioRetrograde into Libra
Pluto27°29'27" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
North Node13°50'27" SagittariusDirect into Scorpio

Sky Events on February 12, 1956

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters PiscesLeaves Aquarius

Born on February 12, 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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