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Where Were the Planets on April 4, 1956?

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On April 4, 1956, the Sun was in Aries (14°41' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (39% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Venus moved from Taurus into Gemini.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 4, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°23' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 3°16' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 4, 1956
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun14°41'28" AriesDirect into Taurus
Moon27°19'08" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Mercury12°55'13" AriesDirect into Taurus
Venus0°11'54" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Mars23°15'25" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Jupiter21°45'12" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
Saturn2°21'57" SagittariusRetrograde into Scorpio
Uranus28°13'01" CancerStationing direct into Leo
Neptune29°26'54" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Pluto26°21'21" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
North Node11°05'14" SagittariusDirect into Scorpio

Sky Events on April 4, 1956

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 39% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Venus enters GeminiLeaves Taurus
The Moon enters AquariusLeaves Capricorn

Born on April 4, 1956?

The Sun and Mercury sat 2 degrees apart in Aries, 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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