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Where Were the Planets on February 18, 1956?

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On February 18, 1956, the Sun was in Aquarius (28°49' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (40% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury sextiled Saturn. Careful, practical thinking. Plans made now tend to hold.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 18, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°43' Taurus at midnight UTC to 24°20' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 18, 1956
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun28°49'10" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Moon17°30'16" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Mercury2°27'40" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Venus8°33'12" AriesDirect into Taurus
Mars23°13'11" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Jupiter26°14'02" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
Saturn2°22'46" SagittariusDirect into Scorpio
Uranus29°08'06" CancerRetrograde into Leo
Neptune0°20'02" ScorpioRetrograde into Libra
Pluto27°20'28" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
North Node13°31'23" SagittariusDirect into Scorpio

Sky Events on February 18, 1956

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 40% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Mercury sextile SaturnCareful, practical thinking. Plans made now tend to hold.

Born on February 18, 1956?

Jupiter and Pluto sat 1 degrees 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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