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Where Were the Planets on April 5, 1956?

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On April 5, 1956, the Sun was in Aries (15°40' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (30% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, 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 April 5, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°16' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 15°19' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 5, 1956
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun15°40'32" AriesDirect into Taurus
Moon9°17'00" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Mercury14°57'52" AriesDirect into Taurus
Venus1°13'35" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Mars23°54'11" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Jupiter21°42'51" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
Saturn2°19'40" SagittariusRetrograde into Scorpio
Uranus28°12'59" CancerStationing retrograde into Leo
Neptune29°25'19" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Pluto26°20'28" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
North Node11°02'03" SagittariusDirect into Scorpio

Sky Events on April 5, 1956

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 30% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on April 5, 1956?

The Sun and Mercury sat less than a degree 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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