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Where Were the Planets on February 16, 1956?

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On February 16, 1956, the Sun was in Aquarius (26°48' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (21% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

The Sun opposed Jupiter. Overreach is the risk: too much, too soon, too sure.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 16, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°09' Aries at midnight UTC to 27°19' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 16, 1956
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun26°48'03" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Moon20°43'21" AriesDirect into Taurus
Mercury0°51'21" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Venus6°10'42" AriesDirect into Taurus
Mars21°54'26" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Jupiter26°29'53" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
Saturn2°18'02" SagittariusDirect into Scorpio
Uranus29°12'30" CancerRetrograde into Leo
Neptune0°21'06" ScorpioRetrograde into Libra
Pluto27°23'28" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
North Node13°37'44" SagittariusDirect into Scorpio

Sky Events on February 16, 1956

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 21% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Sun opposite JupiterOverreach is the risk: too much, too soon, too sure.

Born on February 16, 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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